Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Sep 9, 2026

What is Milady, and why has it become one of Ethereum's most recognizable cultural movements? Tim Clancy explains how Milady embodies cypherpunk values through privacy, open-source software, censorship resistance, and a deep commitment to Ethereum's long-term vision. We discuss the Ethereum Foundation's CROPS mandate, Neo-Cypherpunk, freedom of speech, Tornado Cash, and why culture is just as important as technology in building a freer internet. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Why privacy matters 00:49 What is Milady? 02:29 The Milady Zen & Ethereum's CROPS values 03:32 The Ethereum Foundation mandate explained 05:24 Milady's influence on Ethereum culture 06:58 How to join the Milady community 08:05 Ramilia's role in the Milady ecosystem 08:51 The values behind Milady 10:11 Freedom of speech & censorship resistance 11:39 Neo-Cypherpunk vs. the original Cypherpunks 13:24 Why Tornado Cash is my favorite privacy tool 14:04 A vision for a privacy-first future -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Rob Knight

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Sep 9, 2026

Can privacy become the default instead of an afterthought? Rob Knight (0xPARC) explains how programmable cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs can transform the way we build software, making privacy, integrity, and trust foundational rather than optional. We discuss zero-knowledge proofs, programmable cryptography, digital surveillance, why "nothing to hide" is the wrong question, and how privacy-first technology can give people, not corporations, control over their digital lives. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 00:12 What is 0xPARC? 01:58 Why programmable cryptography changes everything 03:30 Why privacy should be the default 06:13 Today's biggest privacy threats 07:13 Privacy tools everyone should use 08:43 Why "I have nothing to hide" is wrong 10:52 A vision for a privacy-first future 12:29 Transparency for institutions, privacy for people -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Sep 9, 2026

Plural Monolith premiered on June 14, 2026, at the Neo-Cypherpunk Summit by Web3Privacy Now, at Funkhaus Berlin. Plural Monolith is an immersive art installation and collective live-coding experiment exploring the relationship between the individual and the collective, identity and multiplicity, physical presence and decentralized digital space. Through sound, live code, projected visuals and audience participation, the installation transforms the monolith — traditionally perceived as a single, solid and immutable object — into a plural entity: a space shaped by different perspectives, contributions and forms of participation. The installation invites the audience to enter the work rather than simply observe it, becoming part of an evolving environment where individual contributions generate a shared, collective experience. A reflection on how we coexist, connect and create within an increasingly interconnected and decentralized world. The installation was created through a collaboration between Swarm, DarkFi Squad and WinPrivacy, and presented within the Neo-Cypherpunk Summit organized by Web3Privacy Now. Song “Signal Echoes” by Liminal State https://on.soundcloud.com/s5z9pC66CcZRcRxUtP

Mate Soos

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Talk about privacy nomenaclature that was initially used in academic settings and is now used even in our communities. Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

The talk will cover research and the IETF standardization process, practical engineering considerations, end-to-end encryption, working on open-source software and bulding a whole new messenger from scratch. Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

We Promised Decentralization, but Forgot to Build the Infrastructure Shayan Eskandari is a security researcher, hacker, educator, and internet freedom activist working at the intersection of blockchain technology, security, and digital rights. His PhD dissertation, Uncovering Blockchain Challenges: Technical Nuances and Their Unforeseen Consequences, maps the gap between blockchain's ambitious promises and its real-world implications; from cryptojacking and front-running attacks that exploit the protocol's foundational properties, to oracle trust failures and the regulatory blind spots that leave auditors unable to accurately understand cryptoassets. The central argument: the same properties that make blockchains powerful — permissionlessness, transparency, decentralization — are also the source of their most dangerous attack surfaces. He currently serves as a postdoctoral fellow at NOVA SBE's Data, Operations & Technology Knowledge Center, contributing to BLOCKCHAIN.PT, a Portuguese national initiative co-funded by PRR and NextGenerationEU. His career spans the full arc of Web3: blockchain engineer at Bitaccess during Bitcoin's early ATM era, security engineer at ConsenSys Diligence specializing in smart contract auditing, and CTO at Ether Capital, where he led one of the first publicly traded Ethereum staking operations (36,000 ETH). He co-founded IranUnchained, a Moloch v3-based NGO addressing the gap between crypto's borderless ideals and geopolitical exclusion. He is also co-founder of Shiryakhat and CoinIran Academy, educating Farsi-speaking communities on blockchain technology since 2015. His current obsession is MoaV — Mother of All VPNs (moav.sh). The ideology: internet freedom cannot depend on any single tool, protocol, or organization. It must be distributed infrastructure, built before the crisis, resilient enough that no state can shut it all down without breaking their own internet. One command turns a $10 VPS into a node running 16+ simultaneous circumvention protocols: DNS tunnels, obfuscated proxies, Psiphon relays and Tor bridges. Deployed by activists and diaspora communities keeping people connected when their governments decide they shouldn't be. Outside the terminal: analogue photography, film, multi exposures, and a camera collection that has clearly gotten out of hand. Shayan Eskandari: https://x.com/sbetamc Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Privacy in the built environment and smart buildings Una Wang Una is a polymathic researcher, engineer, designer and maker expanding the boundaries of architecture, technology, and decentralized systems. Holding a PhD from ETH Zurich, she led no1s1 project — pioneering work in decentralized autonomous buildings, cyber-physical systems and regenerative built environments that is shaping the future of interaction with physical space. Bridging deep engineering expertise and craftmanship, she turns concepts into real-world cyber-physical products and artifacts. Her work exhibited at MoMA NYC, Art Basel Miami, The House of Electronic Arts, WEF ETH Pavillion, etc. As a globally engaged speaker and community builder, Una brings sharp insight and earnest dialogue to stages across culture, industry, academia, and beyond — connecting dots between technology, people, and place. Una Wang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/una-wang-36b56b22/ Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Kris Decoodt

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Plural Events - Privacy, and Real and Local Collective Actions Deliberate Democracy in Practice: Privacy, Coordination, and Collective Action Panelists: Piergiorgio Catti De Gasperi, Kris Decoodt, Bastin Jafari, Koss Moderator: Nikoline Arns Panelists Piergiorgio Catti De Gasperi — Web3Privacy Now https://new.web3privacy.info/ X: https://x.com/PG_CDG Kris Decoodt https://be.linkedin.com/in/krisdecoodt Bastin Jafari X: https://x.com/bastinjafari Koss X: https://x.com/kosmostasis Moderated by Nikoline Arns X: https://x.com/nikoline_nik Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Kate will guide panelists in a semi-structured discussion reflecting on the "state of privacy in Web3," a year on from the fanfare around the Ethereum Foundation's announcement of prioritizing privacy. Vital infrastructure and tooling, from ZK to TEEs, are only at the beginning of their maturity and usefulness. Just as it feels like the blockchain industry as we know it is collapsing, there are more opportunities than ever for mass adoption (or at least reaching outside our bubble) with these innovations in private, secure communications and transactions. Meanwhile, it's harder than ever for values-driven projects to get funding as previously reliable supporters turn away from open source. How do we optimize for resilience and durability to steward public goods, while adapting strategies and budgets in the "post-PGF" landscape? As surveillance capitalism encroaches both physical and digital environments, how can we be strategic in collaborating with regulators and lawyers to protect our digital rights and freedoms? And, when circumstances call for more direct action, how can privacy-preserving tech protect our identities and assets? Many such questions! We'll explore them through panelists' perspectives from decentralized social, verifiable wallets, VPNs, and scalable encrypted money, and assess where we stand at "the intersection of hope and cope". Panelists: Kimmo Sirén, Polymutex, Igor Mandrigin, Marina Markezic, Max Hampshire, Connor O'Hara Moderator: Kate Stapleton Panelists Kimmo Sirén — Orb, Lens, Mask Network https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kimmo-Siren Polymutex — Walletbeat https://x.com/polymutex https://beta.walletbeat.eth.limo Igor Mandrigin — Gateway.fm / FF Consulting https://www.ffconsulting.org/ Marina Markezic — EUCI Max Hampshire — Nym https://x.com/_wjth Connor O'Hara — Independent Researcher https://x.com/colludingnode Moderated by Kate Stapleton — Fhenix https://x.com/Kate_stapes Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Panelists: Lefteris Karapetsas, Nick Almond, Binji Pande Moderator: Corinna Schlicht Binji Pande helps translate technology’s deepest technical work into stories that normal people can actually feel. His work sits at the strange little intersection of crypto, culture, ai, privacy, public infrastructure, and making important ideas sound less like they were assembled in a bunker. Before joining the Ethereum Foundation, Binji worked at Coinbase and Optimism, helping bring crypto products to wider audiences. Today, he focuses on making Ethereum’s values more legible to the world, especially around privacy, censorship resistance, open source, and the future of human agency online. His talk asks a simple question: if cypherpunks were right about so much, why does the average person still not relate to them? Nick Almond is a technologist, physicist, governance and learning theorist, architect, academic and builder. He believes in decentralisation, DAOs as a means to reshape human organisation, the commons and collective action as a cultural practice. Lefteris Karapetsas is a seasoned blockchain developer, known for his contributions to Ethereum's early Solidity and core client development, the DAO, and the Raiden Network, before founding rotki, a privacy-focused, self-hosted portfolio management tool. Based in Berlin, he is an advocate for open-source development, financial transparency, and user data sovereignty. Panelists Lefteris Karapetsas — Rotki https://rotki.com/ X: https://x.com/LefterisJP Nick Almond — Jito https://www.jito.network/ X: https://x.com/drnicka Binji Pande — Ethereum Foundation https://ethereum.foundation/ Moderated by Corinna Schlicht https://x.com/corinnaschlicht Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Péter Szilágyi

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Analysing genomics is currently in it's early phase, dominated by a handful of institutions. As sequencing costs are dropping, more and more people gain access to their genome, but soon realise they have nothing to do with it. Whilst much of the research itself is public, there is no place where that materialises in a usable / reusable way. This results in a sort of soft-gatekeeping, where proper interpretation and guidance is restricted to those with the knowledge or the financials. We're trying to out-build this position, creating a sort-of ""open source movement"" of genomics, puzzle pieces that would allow different ecosystem participants to contribute their small slice of knowledge and build up a global, shared platform for everyone to tap into and extend. Speaker Péter Szilágyi https://x.com/peter_szilagyi Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

The Revolution Will Be Archived: Decentralized Preservation for Accountability and Sovereignty Around the world, eyewitnesses, journalists, and human rights defenders risk device seizure, arrest, and forced data deletion, which prevents them from preserving and sharing evidence of injustice. If it does survive, this media lives on platforms built for attention and monetization, not archival preservation or community control, relying on a single point of failure vulnerable to censorship, link rot, or shutdowns. This lightning talk introduces OpenArchive’s research and implementation of a novel p2p decentralized storage backend to help mitigate these threats based on over a decade of insights working with some of the world’s most at-risk communities. This work is guided by the Human Rights Centered Design (HRCD) methodology - co-created by OpenArchive’s founder and executive director, Natalie Cadranel. The HRCD methodology, grounded in real-world contexts, is a collaborative framework using iterative research, threat modeling, and co-design with affected communities to build usable, secure tools. We will be highlighting the tested benefits and drawbacks of implementing decentralized storage in OpenArchive’s flagship app Save to enhance the protection, provenance, and preservation of eyewitness evidentiary media needed to exact accountability and justice. Speaker Rose Regina Lawrence — OpenArchive https://open-archive.org/ https://save.open-archive.org/ Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Drawing on their shared experience collaborating with Tech Workers Coalition and Cables of Resistance, the speakers consider key questions such as • Over the past 5-years, collective action within the tech industry has blossomed in response to militarization of tech, mass-layoffs, and growing discontent within the tech industry. More importantly, what are you going to do about it? What role will you place in your workplace and sector? • How are gentrification and decentralisation connected? • What learnings and momentum can we take forward from Cables of Resistance, and into the streets, workplaces and digital forums? Panelists Yonatan Miller https://x.com/yonatan_miller Josephine Shen https://x.com/josephine_shen Moderated by Rainer Rehak https://algorithmwatch.org/en/team/rainer-rehak/ https://x.com/RainerRehak Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Jaya Klara Brekke

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Right now we are in the midst of the first AI-powered genocide in the history of humankind. There is no longer a separation between Big Tech companies and government. Today, Big Tech is supplying the military with the most advanced tools to optimise surveillance, targeting and killing. The Pentagon proudly presents Palantir's latest 3-point click tool to execute a manual kill-chain. Most of these new systems that are relying on Big Tech are by design not classical dual-use software. These depend on ongoing maintenance and servicing by Big Tech employees. Ordinary software engineers are actively de-bugging code for live systems, effectively rendering them active participants in the battlefield. Importantly, Big Tech employees are not a homogenous group of developers eager to create tools for war. Most Big Tech employees are either being lied to and presented with false ethical standards by their workplace or explicitly censored when questioning the use of their labor. This is why as No Tech for Apartheid, we believe to reclaim tech means to unionise tech workers. It means to actively develop a collective conscience, to build community and to practice empathy and integrity. Together we can reclaim tech to reclaim our agency over the future. Panelists Eslem Demirel — No Tech for Apartheid https://notechforapartheid.com/ Tobi — No Tech for Apartheid https://notechforapartheid.com/ Moderated by Jaya Klara Brekke — Nym https://nym.com/ https://x.com/jayapapaya Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Symbients are distinct entities that emerge from the symbiosis of organic beings and synthetic systems. They are "synthetic creatures augmenting themselves through humans." Not Clippy. Not Skynet. Not the Singularity. The future is symbiosis, not replacement. Speaker Jake Hartnell https://x.com/jakehartnell Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

Programmable cryptography is the only interesting thing left in crypto art, the era of blockchain naiveté is over, blockchain bioinformatic systems will transfigure the human Speaker Moist Cryptography Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Jaya Klara Brekke

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

What does privacy mean in the age of AI? Jaya Klara Brekke shares why privacy is about more than hiding data - it's the freedom to think, learn, make mistakes, and build genuine human connections. She explores the evolution from cypherpunk individualism to a more collective vision of privacy, explains how Nym is building decentralized network infrastructure to protect metadata, and discusses why usable privacy tools are essential for everyday life. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 00:17 What privacy really means 00:40 From cypherpunks to collective privacy 01:33 Privacy tools worth using today 03:23 How Nym protects your metadata 04:13 Why decentralized VPNs matter 05:11 A future beyond traditional VPNs 05:35 Censorship resistance and online freedom -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Devansh Mehta

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

How do we sustainably fund the public goods that everyone depends on? Devansh Mehta shares why Ethereum needs to move beyond grants toward embedded funding mechanisms that continuously support the ecosystem. We discuss public goods, selective disclosure, the economics of privacy, quadratic funding, and why the next generation of cypherpunks is focused not only on protecting information—but also on protecting the free flow of value. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Why Ethereum needs sustainable public goods funding 02:10 What makes something a public good? 03:16 Privacy, selective disclosure & the value capture dilemma 05:42 Funding models: patrons, grants & quadratic funding 08:30 How anyone can support Ethereum public goods 11:29 Favorite public goods projects & funding tools 12:39 The new generation of cypherpunks 13:33 Ethereum's future, EF mandate & building independent ecosystems 16:48 A vision for the future of work - This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

What would truly private digital money look like? Julio Linares from Poetic Technologies explores why privacy is essential for digital payments, reflects on the evolution of cypherpunk ideas, and questions whether today's blockchain ecosystem can deliver real financial freedom. We discuss cryptography, peer-to-peer technologies, digital cash, community currencies, and why building alternatives also means challenging the systems of power they aim to replace. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Why digital cash needs privacy 02:12 What it means to be a cypherpunk today 03:32 Can blockchains really deliver freedom? 04:28 Cryptography beyond blockchain 06:36 Dismantling monopolies & building alternatives 08:03 Favorite privacy tools & the future of peer-to-peer 09:43 Why abolish the US dollar? 10:43 A vision of economic democracy & community currencies -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Aug 9, 2026

How does Ethereum really make decisions? Paul Dylan Ennis (Polar) explores Ethereum's social layer, the Foundation's evolving role, and why values like decentralization and censorship resistance matter just as much as code. We discuss Ethereum governance, the CROPS mandate, Neo-Cypherpunk, privacy tools, and why protecting privacy online should be as natural as protecting it in the physical world. Timecodes 00:00 Introduction 00:40 How Ethereum governance really works 02:19 The Ethereum Foundation's CROPS mandate 04:03 What the Foundation will and won't support 07:06 Why Neo-Cypherpunk matters 09:10 Beginner-friendly privacy tools 11:14 Why privacy should be the default 13:07 Holding back dystopia with decentralized technology -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Camila Russo from The Defiant sits down with Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap, to discuss the current state of DeFi, the recent Unification proposal, regulation, RWAs, perps, and what's next for Uniswap V4. Hayden frames the current moment as a pivotal one where DeFi is being integrated into mainstream finance through Coinbase, Robinhood, Deel, and traditional fintechs, while simultaneously facing a wave of security exploits driven by smarter AI tooling like Claude finding vulnerabilities in poorly written contracts. He sleeps well at night because Uniswap V3 underwent nine consecutive audits with a $15 million bounty, processes over a trillion dollars per year, and has never been exploited. He argues AI tooling will ultimately harden DeFi contracts to a far greater extent, and the projects that survive will be the ones that removed off chain dependencies and single points of failure. Hayden discusses the Unification proposal approved in December that consolidated foundation work into Labs and gradually rolled out fee switches, including a recent all time high single day burn of 186,000 UNI (about $500K) with V4 fees still not yet activated. He acknowledges the UNI token price disconnect from the burn but attributes this to general crypto market correlation, expecting fundamental value to assert itself over time. On regulation, Hayden explains how the shift from the Gensler era of regulation by enforcement has already done much of the work by removing the chilling effect, and the BRCA software developer protections are the key piece he'd want enshrined in any market structure bill. He outlines how Uniswap fits into RWAs and tokenization through the internet analogy (existing assets going onchain plus crypto native assets), differentiates Uniswap's neutral spot infrastructure approach from Hyperliquid's exchange as a product approach, and previews V4 hooks being built internally to optimize for stablecoins (where Uniswap has overtaken Curve as the dominant venue), yield bearing assets, RWAs, and volatile assets, plus a focus on issuer side tools and developer API integrations. 00:00 Introduction 00:08 DeFi at a Pivotal Mainstream Adoption Moment 01:35 Why Exploits Are Surging: AI Tooling Finds Bugs 02:22 Test in Production Mentality Doesn't Work Anymore 02:46 How V3 Survived: Nine Audits and a $15M Bounty 03:31 Launching a New Version Like Launching a Rocket 03:53 DeFi Ultimately Enables Safer Applications 04:24 Off Twitter, Adoption Is the Best It's Ever Been 05:15 DeFi Will Come Out Stronger From This Stress Test 06:29 The Unification Proposal Six Months In 07:38 Gradual Fee Switch Rollout and Sensitivity Testing 08:18 All Time High Single Day Burn of 186,000 UNI 09:00 The UNI Token Price Disconnect From Burn 10:39 Fundamental Value Will Assert Itself Over Time 10:56 Regulation: From Gensler Era to New Posture 11:53 The Chilling Effect That Held Back Integration 13:14 BRCA and Software Developer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ansgar Dietrichs

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Ansgar Dietrichs from the Ethereum Foundation, who has been in Ethereum core research for seven years, currently leads scaling work and co-leads the Okodas governance process, shares personal reflections on Ethereum's role in what he calls the decade of adoption. He frames the first 10 years of blockchains (2014 to 2024) as the infrastructure era requiring countless zero to ones across wallets, transaction supply chains, and the entire tech stack. He argues 2024 marked the ChatGPT equivalent moment for crypto, but unlike AI's single inflection point, it was a perfect storm of the tech stack reaching maturity, the US regulatory environment shifting from open hostility to a friendly stance, and stablecoins finally hitting product market fit beyond crypto native use cases. Ansgar contrasts two possible futures for crypto. The bad outcome is a fragmented world of independent chains (general purpose, app chains, privacy chains, permissioned chains) all linked by brittle custom bridges that have repeatedly failed and require each user to reason about every chain's security model independently. Ethereum's answer is a singular foundational framework that embraces all that customization but routes everything back to a shared settlement layer, enabling trustless interoperability between any pair of chains or assets, propagated security guarantees from Ethereum L1, full customizability at each layer, a single entry point for users, and ETH as the one native asset across the onchain economy. He explains the EF's pivot toward being one node among many ecosystem stewards rather than the center of Ethereum, then defends Ethereum's values as deeply practical rather than overly ideological. He cites security through redundancy across 10+ Ethereum clients being especially crucial during the coming AI driven cyber security arms race, Ethereum's principled postquantum planning while other chains scramble, and neutrality and strategic reliability under what he calls the Amazon test: would a big tech company comfortable trust putting its business flows on Ethereum knowing it could never be rugged. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Ansgar's Background at the Ethereum Foundation 00:52 Why ETHCom Is Emblematic of a New Time Period 01:16 The First Decade of Blockchains: 2014 to 2024 02:11 The ChatGPT Moment for Crypto 02:41 Three Forces: Tech, Regulation, and Stablecoins 03:24 Entering the Decade of Adoption 03:48 The Bad Outcome: A Fragmented Future 04:51 Why Brittle Bridges Are the Bigger Problem 05:41 Ethereum's Answer: A Singular Foundational Framework 06:18 Why a Shared Settlement Layer Wins 06:47 Trustless Interoperability Across All Chains 07:35 Aspirational Today, Priority for Adoption Era 07:57 Propagating Ethereum's Security Guarantees 08:31 Full Customizability with Ethereum as Entry Point 09:12 ETH as the Native Asset of the Onchain Economy 09:43 The EF as One Node Among Many Stewards 10:48 Embracing the Ethereum Way of Decentralization 11:52 Why Ethereum's Values Are Misunderstood 12:11 Why Principled Equals Practical 12:34 Security: 10 Clients and 100% Uptime 13:03 The Coming AI Cybersecurity Arms Race 13:52 Quantum Resistance and the Beam Chain 14:54 Neutrality and Credible Neutrality 15:23 Why Censorship Resistance Matters for Institutions 16:31 Strategic Reliability and the Amazon Test 17:58 Useful Across the Spectrum 18:29 The Four Step Plan for Ethereum 19:51 Closing: Ethereum's Best Time Is Yet to Come _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Tim Beiko

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Tim Beiko, who spent eight years on Ethereum core protocol R&D coordinating major network upgrades like EIP-1559 and The Merge, presents his thesis on how Ethereum can evolve from being "unreasonably sufficient" to becoming "reasonably necessary" infrastructure for the world. He explains that the question keeping him up at night for years was whether Ethereum could scale to planetary infrastructure without compromising its core properties, and with zero knowledge proofs and data availability sampling now in production, that question has been answered. The harder question now is what Ethereum should actually be used for. Tim argues that for Ethereum to truly succeed, it must provide things the world genuinely needs that cannot be obtained elsewhere, and those things must depend on Ethereum's unique properties of permissionlessness, immutability, censorship resistance, and decentralization. He contrasts two possible outcomes: The Pirate Bay as a cautionary tale of useful technology that became niche versus TSMC as the level of strategic importance to aim for. He identifies three core affordances that Ethereum uniquely provides: durable commitments across jurisdictions and time, canonical uniqueness through globally consistent state, and programmable trust as a dial rather than binary gate. He uses flash loans as a proof point of financial primitives impossible elsewhere, and suggests prediction markets becoming composable risk infrastructure as one possible frontier. He closes by announcing his focus is shifting from protocol work to finding the applications that deserve to run on Ethereum at planetary scale. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Background and Ethereum's Special Properties 00:54 Unreasonable Sufficiency: Simple Protocols, Complex Results 01:19 The New Question: What Should Ethereum Be Used For 02:24 Why Ethereum Must Provide What the World Needs 03:28 Cautionary Tale: The Pirate Bay vs Strategic Goal: TSMC 04:34 Why Apps Must Depend on Ethereum, Not Just Run on It 05:33 Why DeFi and L2s Are Foundations, Not Final Answers 06:55 The Bar for Reasonably Necessary Territory 07:49 Three Core Affordances Ethereum Uniquely Provides 08:32 Durable Commitments Across Time and Context 09:13 Canonical Uniqueness and Double Spend Prevention 10:04 Programmable Trust as a Dial, Not a Binary Gate 10:54 Settlement Physics and Flash Loans as Proof 12:18 Prediction Markets as Composable Risk Infrastructure 13:18 AI Agents and Onchain Trust at Machine Speed 13:52 The Foundation Is Already in Place 14:31 Tim's Next Chapter: From Protocol to Applications 15:08 Closing: Becoming Reasonably Necessary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Yi Sun, co-founder and CEO of Axiom, presents how zero knowledge proofs are becoming ready for production and serving as the key to forward looking Ethereum scaling. He frames the institutional moment Ethereum is having in 2026 around payments, tokenization, and trading, all gravitating to Ethereum for its security, neutrality, and reasonable scalability. The core scaling challenge is that naively raising the gas limit forces validators to take on higher hardware requirements, eroding the very decentralization that makes Ethereum attractive. Every validator currently has to re-execute every transaction, and Ethereum's unique answer is to prove execution with zero knowledge proofs so validators only verify proofs at constant cost rather than re-executing entire blocks. This decouples gas limits from validator hardware requirements. Yi explains the ZK virtual machine breakthrough of the last two to three years, which abstracts away cryptographic complexity and lets developers verify execution of arbitrary programs written in normal programming languages. He walks through Axiom's OpenVM across three institutional pillars: performance, security, and generality. On performance, OpenVM now proves Ethereum block execution in real time, with an average of 4.7 seconds across a full day of blocks (well within the 12 second slot time), and general purpose computation at 964 MHz, meaning if your application runs on a 1GHz processor it can be proven. Performance is also scaling rapidly, with OpenVM today being 75x faster than at the start of last year. On security, Axiom built a new proof system called Swirl with provable security based on mathematical theorems rather than conjectures, with post quantum design, 100 bits of provable security today, and 128 bits expected by year end. They've layered defense including audits with Cantina and ZK Security, a continuous AI auditor scanning updates for vulnerabilities, and formal verification in the Lean theorem checker as the only way to get correctness guarantees that cannot be hacked by AI. He closes with applications including the Lighter EVM partnership combining a high performance ZK verified perpetuals exchange with Ethereum programmability, and Scroll becoming a Type 1 ZK rollup through OpenVM integration. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Ethereum's Institutional Moment in 2026 00:40 Why Institutions Choose Ethereum 01:18 The Validator Re-Execution Bottleneck 01:46 Ethereum's Unique Road to ZK Proven Execution 02:24 How ZK Decouples Gas Limits from Validator Hardware 02:50 The ZK Virtual Machine Breakthrough 03:26 Why ZKVMs Make ZK Accessible to Developers 03:53 ZK Becoming Institutional Ready 04:17 OpenVM's Three Pillars: Performance, Security, Generality 04:41 Proving Ethereum in Real Time 05:06 4.7 Second Average Proving Time 05:33 General Purpose Computation at 964 MHz 06:08 75x Performance Gains in One Year 06:35 How ZK Performance Translates to Ethereum Throughput 07:01 Why Security Matters More Than Performance Now 07:23 Swirl: A Proof System With Provable Security 07:46 Post Quantum Foundations 08:14 100 Bits Today, 128 Bits by Year End 08:46 Defending Against AI Powered Attacks 09:18 Continuous AI Auditor and Lean Formal Verification 09:50 Applications of OpenVM 10:19 Partnership: Lighter EVM 10:40 The Best of Both Worlds for Programmability 10:40 Powering Scroll as a Type 1 ZK Rollup 11:17 Why Developers Can Focus on Logic, Not Cryptography 11:51 Institutional Use Cases: Trading, Bridging, Rollups 11:51 Privacy: Confidential Payments and Identity 12:48 Two Takeaways _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Artem Brazhnikov from Octant declares Cypherpunk dead and immediately revives it, framing crypto's institutional era as the beginning rather than the end of the movement that started in the 80s and 90s around privacy and cryptography. Drawing on Buckminster Fuller's quote that you never change things by fighting reality but by building a new model that makes the existing one obsolete, Artem argues the path forward is building bridges to institutions rather than burning them. He acknowledges nostalgia in the community for the 2018 era of hoodies and Berlin hard forks while insisting Ethereum is the same substrate whether you wear a hoodie or a collar shirt. Artem identifies architectural vulnerabilities in security, privacy, and identity as the central problem, citing 2025's $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, $13 billion withdrawn from Aave in 48 hours, and over $800 million stolen across the year. He warns that AI is rewriting the threat model with bugs being found exponentially faster (including a Zcash bug sitting since 2022 only recently found by AI), and that traditional institutions built for human attackers cannot keep up with billions of agents executing trillions of transactions at light speed. The only answer he sees is zero knowledge cryptography that proves computation without revealing inputs. He argues paradoxically that the architectural decisions Cypherpunks have made for decades (decentralization, credible neutrality, verifiability, operational resilience demonstrated by Ethereum's 11 years of zero downtime) are exactly what institutions now need. He closes by presenting Octant's model: a self sustaining funding engine where the Golem Foundation's 100,000 staked ETH generates yield to fund ecosystem grants (over 130 projects and $18 million distributed in 3 years) without ever spending the principal. He introduces Octa Vaults built on ERC-4626 as perpetual endowments enabling yield powered giving, Octa Grants as the allocation layer using quadratic funding and other models, and the V2 launch coming next week. He reframes web3 as not about ownership but co-ownership of shared state, since users own keys not assets, and that public infrastructure must stay funded for everyone to keep 24/7 access. 00:00 Introduction 00:08 What Is Cypherpunk 00:33 Cypherpunk Is Dead, Long Live Cypherpunk 01:23 Build a New Model Instead of Fighting the Old 01:52 Adoption Is Not the End of Cypherpunk Ethos 02:26 Nostalgia for the 2018 Berlin Hard Fork Era 02:50 Security and Privacy Are Architectural Problems 03:14 Honeypots and Bridge Vulnerabilities 03:38 2025's Exploits: Kelp, Aave, $800M Stolen 04:11 AI Is Rewriting the Threat Model 04:40 The Zcash Bug Found by AI After Three Years 05:07 Why Institutions Built for Human Attackers Will Fail 05:33 The Old Model: Service Agreements and Legal Recourse 05:57 Why Old Institutions Cannot Keep Up With Agents 06:22 Zero Knowledge Cryptography as the Answer 06:52 Cypherpunk Tech Is What Wall Street Needs 07:16 Credible Neutrality and Counterparty Risk 07:41 Verifiability and Ethereum's 11 Years of Uptime 08:20 Why the Ethereum Foundation's Role Is Narrowing 08:41 The Need for New Coordination Models 09:18 Digital Asset Treasuries as Long Term Funders 09:46 Octant: A Self Sustaining Funding Engine 10:11 How 100,000 Staked ETH Powers Grants 11:00 130 Projects, $18 Million Distributed in 3 Years 11:29 Octa Vaults as Perpetual Endowments 12:32 Yield as Insurance Against Loss 12:56 Yield Power Giving Without Spending Principal 12:56 Octa Grants and the Allocation Layer 13:54 V2 Launch Next Week 14:20 Web3 Is About Co-Ownership, Not Ownership 14:50 You Own Keys, Not Assets 15:20 Preserving the Properties We Built On 15:45 ZK-EVM and Verifiable AI Inference 16:14 The Moment Is Ripe for Institutions 16:48 Closing: Building Together for the Next Thousand Years _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Haseeb Qureshi from Dragonfly sits down with Shan Aggarwal, Chief Business Officer of Coinbase, who oversees strategy, operations, commercial deals, and investor relations, and started Coinbase Ventures in 2018. Shan explains that Coinbase Ventures invests off Coinbase's balance sheet without outside LPs, giving it flexibility to take 20 year horizons, flex across any stage or sector, and serve as a conduit to the rest of Coinbase for partnerships and eventual M&A. On conflicts of interest, he says information is firewalled within the Ventures team and no investment is tied to a listing. Referencing the crypto VC apocalypse and Jensen Huang's Anthropic regret, he notes that with late stage capital scarce, Coinbase can extend its balance sheet to support Series B through D companies. On Hyperliquid, Shan argues nearly every crypto company views Coinbase as a competitor, but Hyperliquid's self custodial traders differ from Coinbase's regulated customers, and Coinbase also runs infrastructure where partnering makes sense. On M&A, with over 40 acquisitions done, he says success comes down to integration: a consistent champion, a clear operational thesis, and cultural fit (joking that being on Teams is a red flag). He names Tagomi (2020) as his masterpiece, which became the foundation of Coinbase Prime just as corporate Bitcoin treasury demand exploded. As head of IR, he says institutions see Coinbase as the mature, compliant, diversified scale player, with roughly 50% of revenue from non-trading fees and agentic payments like X2X viewed as call options. On Base's missing token, he says decentralization will happen but a public company token is a one way door. He addresses the vibe shift against decentralization, favoring progressive decentralization that preserves execution speed. He places Clarity Act odds at 60 to 70%, notes Coinbase already operates compliantly without legislation, and closes by pitching Coinbase as full stack financial infrastructure for a tokenized future, citing strong fundamentals in stablecoins, RWAs, and payments uncorrelated with crypto prices. 00:00 Introduction 00:07 What a Chief Business Officer Does 00:48 Coinbase Ventures and Investing Without LPs 01:27 What Coinbase Can Do That Traditional VCs Cannot 02:35 Coinbase Ventures as a Conduit to Coinbase 02:55 How Coinbase Thinks About Conflicts of Interest 03:47 Information Firewalls Within Ventures 04:28 The Jensen Huang and Anthropic Story 04:49 The Crypto VC Apocalypse 05:44 Coinbase Writing Bigger Checks Than Others 06:05 The 2018 Origins of Coinbase Ventures 06:35 Filling the Late Stage Capital Gap 07:11 The Hyperliquid Relationship 07:42 Why Nearly Everyone Competes With Coinbase 08:37 Different Customer Segments and Infrastructure 09:24 The M&A Track Record: Over 40 Acquisitions 10:04 Why Integration Determines Success 10:20 Having a Consistent Champion for the Deal 11:02 A Clear Thesis and Operational Plan 11:43 Assessing Team and Cultural Fit 11:58 Why Being on Teams Is a Red Flag 12:34 The Tagomi Masterpiece Deal 13:36 Impeccable Timing and the Bitcoin Treasury Wave 14:19 The Foundation of Coinbase Prime 14:34 Becoming the Everything Exchange 14:55 What Institutional Investors See in Coinbase 15:41 Diversifying Beyond Volatile Trading Revenue 16:21 Agentic Payments and X2X as Call Options 16:53 Base and the Missing Token Question 17:39 Why a Public Company Token Is a One Way Door 18:20 The Vibe Shift Against Decentralization 19:21 The Downsides and Trade-offs of Decentralization 19:56 Why Users Choose Great Products 20:14 Progressive Decentralization as the Path 20:51 Positioning for a Possible Regulatory Reversal 21:38 Why Coinbase Is Optimistic on Clarity 21:58 Placing the Odds at 60 to 70% 22:31 How Coinbase Operates Without Legislation 23:13 The Malaise in Crypto and Why Buy Coinbase 23:40 Full Stack Financial Infrastructure for the Future 24:17 Why Strong Fundamentals Outlast Price Swings 24:52 Payments Uncorrelated With Crypto Prices 25:12 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Ashley Stanhope from Hardfork Media sits down with Vivek Raman, founder of Etherealize, to discuss the institutional case for Ethereum, the Ethereum versus permissioned chain debate, and his firm's ambitious ETH price thesis. Vivek frames the current moment as the strongest blockchain bull market he's seen even amid a token bear market, arguing that the value proposition of public blockchains has never been stronger. When he launched Etherealize in 2025, Ethereum was still in proof of concept mode on Wall Street with a missing narrative, but adoption, regulation, and institutional readiness have since converged. He points to the legacy architecture of the financial system (COBOL, Excel, faxes, wires) as ripe for an upgrade, and identifies three unlocks that made institutions comfortable: Ethereum's 10 year track record with no downtime, institutional proof points like BlackRock's BUIDL and 60% of stablecoins living on Ethereum, and a favorable regulatory environment marked by the Genius Act becoming the starting line. Vivek explains Etherealize's dual mandate of educating Wall Street on why Ethereum's neutrality and decentralization matter while building the missing building blocks (bespoke tokenization reaching back offices, privacy infrastructure layered on top rather than embedded, and applications). He reframes decentralization for institutions as security, resilience, and the absence of single points of failure, noting the irony that institutions are the biggest customers of decentralization because centralized chains carry counterparty risk and lower profitability. He argues Solana never comes up in institutional conversations, and that the real debate is public permissionless versus permissioned consortium chains, where Ethereum's modularity lets institutions have their cake and eat it too through specialized L2s and app chains. He walks through his Productive Money report and its $250,000 ETH target, explaining that markets misprice blockchains by valuing them on fees like companies rather than recognizing ETH as the monetary asset securing the network, with the real repricing coming when ETH is valued alongside gold and Bitcoin. He closes noting you don't have to hold ETH to use Ethereum, and that while the Clarity Act would be welcome, Ethereum already transcends the political cycle thanks to the Genius Act being law. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 A Token Bear Market but a Blockchain Bull Market 00:29 Why Etherealize Launched in 2025 00:55 The Value Proposition Is Stronger Than Ever 01:45 What Banks Are Saying About Ethereum 01:52 Upgrading Legacy Financial Architecture 02:52 Why Regulation Gave Institutions Confidence 03:14 Three Unlocks: Track Record, Pilots, Regulation 03:51 The Genius Act as the Starting Line 04:31 Etherealize's Dual Mandate 04:54 Why a Neutral Platform Wins 05:32 Educating Wall Street on Decentralization 05:56 Building the Missing Building Blocks 06:27 Bespoke Tokenization for Back Offices 06:54 Privacy as a Layer on Top 07:13 Applications and Use Cases 07:45 Does Decentralization Resonate With Wall Street 08:10 Why Institutions Are the Biggest Customers of Decentralization 08:55 Why Not Just Use AWS 09:11 Supporting the EF's CROPS Focus 09:48 Ethereum vs Solana in Institutional Conversations 10:44 Permissionless vs Permissioned Consortium Chains 11:12 Can You Have a Hybrid Approach 11:37 Ethereum's Modularity and the Internet Analogy 12:12 Why the Layer 2 Model Is Not Dead 12:32 Institutions Choosing Layer 2s vs Their Own Chains 13:26 Abstracting Away the L1 vs L2 Distinction 13:54 One Hop to Liquidity on the Base Layer 14:13 The Productive Money Report 14:39 Why People Value Blockchains Incorrectly 15:31 Why Every Blockchain Needs a Core Asset 15:49 ETH as the Best Money in the Ecosystem 16:28 Repricing ETH Alongside Gold and Bitcoin 16:47 A Call Option on Money 17:10 Do You Have to Hold ETH to Support Ethereum 17:42 Something in It for Everyone 18:17 Clarity Act Predictions 18:38 Why Ethereum Transcends the Political Cycle 18:59 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Christine Kim

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Christine Kim from Protocol Watch shares the framework she has used for 8 years tracking Ethereum development and governance, including years running the ACD Toolkit and covering Ethereum's All Core Devs calls. She was one of the first people to regularly cover ACD calls, now runs an independent Ethereum development newsletter and a Bitcoin development newsletter, hosts a podcast on both, and operates a research and advisory firm helping businesses building on the two chains. She frames her insider approach around three foundational questions: how does Ethereum governance work, who are the key players, and where and when do they meet to make decisions. Christine explains that Ethereum governance is like an onion. The outer formal layer is defined by EIPs like EIP-1 (defining the EIP process) and EIP-7723 (labels for CFI, PFI, SFI, DFI status), which AI can help summarize. The harder and more important part is the informal layer, the unwritten norms driving decisions. She notes that on ACD calls each client team gets an equal vote regardless of whether they have 40% or 1% market share, and that contentious decisions require supermajorities whose thresholds shift with the level of contention. She emphasizes that governance itself evolves rapidly, pointing to the new headliner process introduced only in the Fusaka upgrade. On the "who" question, she pushes past treating stakeholders categorically (validators, developers, users, client teams) to look at who individuals actually work for and how their companies are funded. Most Ethereum client teams were seeded and funded by the Ethereum Foundation, which explains its historical leadership, and as the EF narrows focus the funding sources for client diversity are opening up. On the "where," she highlights the three ACD calls as the most important decision-making forum, noting the cadence has evolved from once every two weeks pre-merge to twice weekly today as developers push toward two upgrades a year. Christine explains she deprecated the ACD and BTC toolkits earlier this year not because the framework was wrong, but because static written posts were suboptimal and her readers mostly wanted actionable insights rather than the underlying research process. She closes by challenging the room to apply her framework to at least one protocol, arguing it reveals whether a protocol is genuinely decentralized or engaging in "decentralization theater" with multisigs and federations, and helps identify the real values (transparency, verifiability, accountability) driving each blockchain's differentiation. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Christine's Track Record 01:12 Launching the ACD and BTC Toolkits 01:36 The Three Questions Framework 02:15 Ethereum Governance as an Onion 02:41 The Formal Layer: EIPs and Labels 04:07 The Informal Layer: Unwritten Norms 04:29 How Client Team Votes Actually Work 05:26 Supermajorities for Contentious Decisions 06:17 How Governance Itself Evolves 06:43 The Headliner Process in Fusaka 07:38 Beyond Categorical Stakeholders 08:34 Looking Deeper at Who Funds Client Teams 09:19 Why the Ethereum Foundation Seeded Client Diversity 09:47 What Happens as the EF Narrows Focus 10:40 Being in the Room Where Decisions Happen 11:34 The Three ACD Calls 11:54 How the Cadence Has Evolved Over Time 12:48 Twice Weekly Coordination Today 13:11 Breakout Calls for Long Term Roadmap 13:38 Why ACD Calls Are More Accurate Than X 14:22 The People, Places, and Process 14:46 Applying the Framework to Bitcoin 15:16 Why Christine Deprecated the Toolkits 15:39 The Medium Was Suboptimal 16:09 Readers Wanted Actionable Insights 17:34 A Call to Apply the Framework 18:14 Questioning the True Value of Protocols 19:05 Decentralization Theater 19:54 What Are the Real Ends of Decentralization 21:01 Closing and Resources _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Ashton Keys introduces Society Protocol, which he frames as the evolution of blockchain systems to fulfill an entire state structure on chain through a paradigm he calls synchronized states, the future of human coordination. He argues coordination is humanity's superpower, since we are the only species that coordinates at planetary scale, and that improving it even fractionally benefits society more than any individual achievement. Coordination is not natural, so humanity developed systems like democracy, currencies, and governance to coordinate despite competing interests. The premier system of recent centuries has been the nation state, built on the double entry accounting age and its duplicated, fragmented contracts stored separately between counterparties. This gave us equality, democracy, and capitalism, but when technology is added, it drives centralization into gatekeepers. Ashton identifies eight pillars of a state structure beyond government (identity, monetary systems, societal state, time synchronization, shared reality of events, group decision making, the social contract, and value systems), noting all currently centralize into powerful gatekeepers who warp shared reality. He argues the 2,000 year double entry accounting age is ending, and that the transition began in 2009 with Bitcoin decentralizing money and 2015 with Ethereum decentralizing assets. But blockchains lack identity and Sybil resistance, so they cannot form people, governance, or all eight pillars, and their uneven social layer forces them into immutable pyramid structures. He reframes blockchains as two-dimensional clocks and synchronized state machines, and proposes evolving to four-dimensional synchronized state machines that unlock a triple entry accounting age. Society Protocol is a four-dimensional model world synchronizing identities, property, governance, and interactions together, unlocking Sybil resistance, identity, and direct programmable governance where changes update the whole social contract instantly. He walks through the eight pillars as programmable components, warns that centralized CBDCs are a competing path leading to a technofeudal dark age, and closes framing Society Protocol not as revolution but evolution built on Ethereum bridging web3 to web4, seeking committed builders ahead of a public fundraise in about six months. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Coordination as Humanity's Superpower 01:12 Why Coordination Beats Individual Ability 01:33 How Humans Coordinate Through Systems 01:56 The Nation State as the Premier System 02:20 The Double Entry Accounting Age 02:50 How Duplicated Contracts Work 03:09 What the Nation State Gave Us 03:25 Why Technology Causes Centralization 03:38 The Eight Pillars of a State Structure 04:04 Why We Don't Control Our Own Identities 04:20 How Gatekeepers Grow Powerful 04:56 How Media Platforms Warp Shared Reality 05:44 The Stacked Problems of Centralization 06:09 Why It Looks Like the Apocalypse 06:30 The End of the Double Entry Accounting Age 06:59 From Bitcoin to Ethereum 07:23 Why Blockchains Lack Identity 07:42 Why Blockchains Get Forced Into Pyramids 08:07 Blockchains as Two-Dimensional Clocks 09:08 From Static Objects to Synchronized States 09:30 What Is Society Protocol 10:00 Unlocking Identity and Governance 10:44 Unifying All Eight Pillars Into One Machine 11:30 Pillar One: The Timeline 11:51 Pillars: State Sphere, Actors, and Money 12:09 Events and the Model World 12:30 Governance That Updates Society Instantly 13:00 The Social Contract and Protocol Effects 13:17 Value Functions and What Society Values 14:23 What It All Means for Global Coordination 15:42 Why Synchronized States Beat Nation States 16:26 A Modular System Like a Linux Foundation 16:49 Why CBDCs Are a Competing Path 17:38 The Risk of a Technofeudal Dark Age 18:01 Evolution, Not Revolution 19:10 A Call for Builders and True Believers 20:01 Building on Ethereum From Web3 to Web4 20:40 The Path to a Public Fundraise 20:59 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Hart Montgomery

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this talk, Hart Montgomery from the LFDT (Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust) explains why open source matters for institutional adoption, sharing lessons from the Linux Foundation. He covers open source background, table-stakes items institutions expect (software licensing, IP protections, and security best practices), and open governance. He pushes back on the perception, common in the blockchain community, that open source is purely a cypherpunk ideal championed by Vitalik and the Ethereum Foundation. In reality open source is everywhere: even in a typical closed-source enterprise codebase, around 90% of a modern application is open source, assembled as an open source hamburger of frameworks, custom glue code, and libraries. He describes the virtuous flywheel where open source projects power commercial products whose profits flow back into the projects, amplified when a real community forms (illustrated by Kubernetes, where Google's share of contributions shrank proportionally even as its absolute contributions grew). The Linux Foundation exists to solve collaboration when multiple parties want shared code but trust no single owner, and it hosts many Ethereum projects including Besu (around 15 to 20% of mainnet). Hart walks through the table stakes. On licensing, he covers three types: BSL (source-available, not truly open source, like Arbitrum Nitro), copyleft (requires derivative works be made public, principled but commercially hard since companies fear forced disclosure), and permissive (do-what-you-want, easiest for adoption), recommending Apache 2 for its explicit patent grants and warning about dependency pitfalls like LGPL. On IP protections, he explains contributors may add code with patent restrictions, which is why the Linux Foundation created the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO), and urges every project to use a DCO or CLA. On security, he highlights vulnerability disclosure, software bills of materials (SBOMs) to track dependencies (citing a Black Duck audit where 81% of codebases had high-risk or critical vulnerabilities), and artifact signing via tools like Sigstore against impersonation, plus AI contributor policies and OpenSSF resources like the scorecard for verifiability. He closes on governance, distinguishing open source (code), open development (building in the open), and open governance (transparent roles and roadmap), ranging from a code dump to open product to benevolent dictatorship to true open governance (a do-ocracy where those who do decide). He argues institutions are far more likely to adopt openly governed projects since it avoids vendor lock-in and signals long-term health. 00:00 Introduction 00:34 What the Talk Will Cover 00:58 Why Open Source Is Not Just Cypherpunk 01:30 The Open Source Hamburger 01:54 The Value of Open Source to Enterprises 02:20 The Virtuous Flywheel of Open Source 02:46 The Kubernetes Community Example 03:19 Why the Linux Foundation Exists 03:39 The Breadth of the Linux Foundation 04:38 The Ethereum Projects at the LF 05:06 Why Institutions Trust Open Source 05:27 Defining Open Source Software 05:48 The Three Types of Licenses 06:11 BSL: Source Available, Not Open Source 06:37 Copyleft Licenses and Their Caveats 07:31 Permissive Licenses and Apache 2 08:19 Common Licensing Pitfalls 09:08 Other Legal and IP Protections 09:33 The Risk of Patent Lawsuits 09:58 The Developer Certificate of Origin 10:50 Moving On to Security 11:10 The Open Source Security Foundation 11:40 Making Bug Reporting Easy 12:32 The Software Supply Chain Problem 12:53 Why 81% of Codebases Have Vulnerabilities 13:30 Software Bills of Materials 13:58 Minimizing Dependencies 14:17 Signing and Authenticating Artifacts 14:37 AI and Security 15:34 Why Verifiability Matters 15:57 Talking About Governance 16:27 Open Source vs Development vs Governance 17:12 Four Categories of Governance 17:44 From Benevolent Dictatorship to Open Governance 18:32 Why Open Governance Wins Adoption 19:15 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Jul 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Kartik Talwar from ETHGlobal sits down with Katherine Wu, CEO of ENS Labs, to discuss the next era of ENS. Katherine explains that ENS launched in 2017 before NFTs, DeFi, L2s, account abstraction, and stablecoins existed, and that its smart contracts reflect a very different world. V2 is a ground-up rearchitecture of both the protocol and the front-end apps to meet users in a fast-changing, multi-chain industry. On the protocol side, V2 gives users maximal flexibility to design and set rules for their own namespaces in a world of stablecoins and L2s. On the app side, ENS is splitting its front end into two experiences: an Explorer for data nerds who want to see a name's full onchain history and footprint, and a simpler app for casual users who just want a profile. Katherine walks through the decision to abandon Namechain, ENS's planned own L2, which was not easy. The original motivation was sparing users the volatile, high mainnet gas fees of 2021 (she paid over $300 to register her name), but over the past year mainnet registration gas fell roughly 100x from around $5 to five cents, invalidating the core assumption. Since a name tied to identity needs the strongest security guarantees, and Ethereum L1 is the most secure chain with no downtime, they prioritized V2 on mainnet instead. She describes her role as CEO of an engineering-driven org, spanning finance, operations, and deep technical dives, and how working with the DAO forces user-first decisions (they put a first-ever price increase to a DAO vote and cannot unilaterally ship a protocol upgrade without token holder approval, a can't-be-evil design). She highlights ENS integration in PayPal and Venmo for sending stablecoins by username rather than a 0x address, arguing fintechs bringing users on chain cannot ship a 2017 UX. She previews V2 letting users pay for names with stablecoins or any ERC20 token, even starting the transaction on any L2 and settling on mainnet, and discusses years of good-faith relationship building with ICANN toward DNS compatibility (contrasting ENS with unrecognized alt-naming projects like .crypto that sit outside the internet root zone). She closes on the hardest part of building a trustless protocol with millions of users and owned assets: you cannot move fast and break the internet, and V2 is like ENS's version of the merge. 00:00 Introduction 00:11 The Next Era of ENS and Why V2 00:41 Why ENS Is Still Around Since 2017 01:07 How the Crypto World Has Changed 01:32 A World Before DeFi, L2s, and Stablecoins 02:04 The Big Features of V2 Over V1 02:33 Maximal Flexibility on the Protocol Side 02:56 Splitting the App Into Explorer and Normal 03:37 The Namechain Announcement 03:53 What Namechain Was and Its Goals 04:20 Maximizing Trustlessness 04:41 The $300 Gas Fee Problem of 2021 05:03 Why ENS Looked Into L2s 05:29 How Mainnet Gas Fell 100x 06:02 Why Security Guarantees Matter Most 06:21 Why Ethereum L1 Won 06:57 What the CEO of ENS Labs Actually Does 07:38 Why the Open Engineering Culture Matters 08:00 VC vs the Operating Side 08:22 How ENS Works With the DAO 08:53 Asking Users Before Raising Prices 09:29 Why Protocol Upgrades Need a Vote 09:53 The Can't-Be-Evil Design 10:13 ENS in PayPal and Venmo 10:57 Why Fintechs Integrated ENS for Stablecoins 11:51 The Security Case Against Raw Addresses 12:36 Why On-Chain Products Cannot Ship 2017 UX 12:59 Optimizing How You Pay for a Domain 13:15 Why ENS Was Not Built for ERC20 Payments 13:44 Buying an ENS Name With Any ERC20 Token 14:04 Starting the Transaction on Any L2 14:27 Compatibility With DNS and TLDs 14:59 Why ICANN Matters 15:37 Why Alt-Naming Projects Fall Outside the Root Zone 16:10 Years of Building Relationships With ICANN 16:58 The Hardest Part of Building Trustless Protocols 17:26 Why the Protocol Does Invisible Work 17:55 Why You Cannot Move Fast and Break the Internet 18:25 Designing for Every Edge Case 18:58 Why V2 Is ENS's Version of the Merge 19:16 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *ETHConf 2026* ETHConf is a 3 day event for founders, industry leaders, and builders who are excited about the possibilities of building on top of Ethereum. Connect with 2,000+ top innovators in crypto, finance, technology, and policy at our inaugural three-day event packed with showcases, demos, partnerships, and conversations shaping the future of the global economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHConf* X: https://x.com/ethconf Website: https://ethconf.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🎟️ Get your early bird tickets for ETHConf 2027: https://ethconf.com/2027#tickets 🎤 View the full ETHConf 2026 Speaker Schedule: https://ethconf.com/schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Nathan Freitas shares his opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Onion Browser is the Tor-endorsed free, open-source anti-censorship browser for Apple's iOS. https://onionbrowser.com https://github.com/OnionBrowser https://guardianproject.info Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/onion-browser/ #FundInternetFreedom

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Some truths are never meant to be seen. Around the world, ordinary people discover evidence of corruption, abuse, and wrongdoing. Speaking out can come with risks, but staying silent can come with consequences too. The Tor ecosystem supports open source tools that help sources, journalists, and human rights defenders securely share, preserve, and publish information that matters. Support the people and projects protecting truth online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Dr. Suelette Dreyfus & Morgan shares their opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Ricochet Refresh: Metadata-resistant instant messaging over Tor https://www.ricochetrefresh.net https://x.com/r2refresh Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom CORRIGENDA “Dr. Suelette Dreyfus”

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Cooper Quintin - Senior Staff Technologist, EFF & Founding Board Member of OpenArchive on #FundInternetFreedom shares his opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. OpenArchive is a non-profit working with human rights defenders, journalists, and archivists worldwide to build easy-to-use, FLOSS mobile tools and resources to safeguard eyewitness media:: https://www.open-archive.org/ Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Maria Xynou (Director of Strategic Engagement in the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) - a nonprofit organization that provides free software tools and open data to empower the public to monitor and respond to internet censorship worldwide: https://ooni.org Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/ooni/ https://internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

"The Adversary Is Always Watching: What Can We Learn From Communities Living Under Surveillance" by Ramy Raoof Halim [The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy This keynote is a personal reflection on what privacy means in practice for people living under surveillance, censorship, conflict, and political repression. Drawing from over fifteen years of work supporting civil society organizations, journalists, activists, and communities at risk across Africa, Southwest Asia, and other regions, the talk will explore how privacy moves beyond an individual right and becomes a condition for participation, safety, dignity, and democratic life. Rather than focusing primarily on technical solutions, the keynote will examine privacy through lived experience and the consequences of its absence. Ramy Raoof Halim is a renowned technologist, security researcher and advisor who works with human-rights defenders, activists communities, and journalists in high-risk environments worldwide. Over the last 15 years, he has contributed to numerous high-profile investigations of state-sponsored surveillance, cyberattacks, and censorship in different regions, as well as to civic litigation to hold governments, tech and telecom companies to account. Ramy has worked on digital security, threat research, and infrastructure resilience on behalf of organizations including the European Union, Open Technology Fund, Amnesty International, Citizen Lab, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. He also served on the board of the Tor Project from 2017-2021. He is currently a fellow with Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) focusing on surveillance and technology in the MENA region, examining how emerging technologies, spyware, and digital repression enable human rights abuses. His contributions have been internationally recognized, including with the 2023 Burke Distinguished Journalism Award, the 2017 Heroes of Human Rights and Communications Surveillance Award from Access Now, and the Deutsche Welle Bobs Award in 2016. He was named among the World Top 100 Info Security Influencers in 2016 by CISO Platform in India, and was featured in Newsweek’s Digital Power Index in 2012.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

“Perspectives on Neocypherpunk” fireside chat with Paul Dylan-Ennis [University College Dublin] and Rachel Rose O'Leary [DarkFi]. Contrasting the lunarpunk framing of "neocypherpunk," as coined by lunar_mining, with the more CROPS- focused implications of the term popularized by polar. Speakers Paul Dylan-Ennis — University College Dublin https://people.ucd.ie/paul.dylanennis X: https://x.com/dylanennis Rachel Rose O'Leary — DarkFi https://dark.fi/ X: https://x.com/rachel_rose_o Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

“Power, Protocols and Public Interests in Governing the Decentralized Web” panel discussion with Sebastian Vogelsang, Caroline Paulick-Thiel, Rose Regina Lawrence, Bariş Paksoy Moderated by: Will Scott This panel brings together strategists and builders working on decentralized governance from different angles. Caroline Paulick-Thiel, of Politics for Tomorrow, designs participatory processes that help public institutions navigate complex transformation, bringing a governance design lens to decentralization. Rose Regina Lawrence, of OpenArchive, trains frontline human rights defenders, bringing real-world experience on decentralization's role in securely archiving and verifying evidence for accountability. Sebastian Vogelsang, cofounder of Eurosky and creator of the Flashes app, builds decentralized social infrastructure on the AT Protocol, arguing Europe can reduce its dependence on Big Tech platforms through open protocols and distributed identity. Barış Paksoy brings an investigative journalism perspective from Correctiv, grounding the conversation in accountability and what decentralized systems mean for transparency in practice. Moderated by Will Scott of Protocol Labs, who brings a builder's perspective on decentralized infrastructure at scale, the panel will discuss what decentralized governance actually requires: not just new protocols, but new institutions, security practices, and accountability mechanisms that can hold up under real political and legal pressure. Panelists Sebastian Vogelsang — Eurosky, Flashes https://eurosky.social/ https://flashes.blue/ Caroline Paulick-Thiel — Politics for Tomorrow https://politicsfortomorrow.eu/ Rose Regina Lawrence — OpenArchive https://open-archive.org/ Barış Paksoy — CORRECTIV https://correctiv.org/ X: https://x.com/mbarispaksoy Moderated by Will Scott — Protocol Labs https://protocol.ai/ X: https://x.com/willscott Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Isabela Fernandes

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

20 years of the Tor Project: How an anonymity tool became public interest infrastructure Isabela Fernandes [Tor Executive Director] When Tor was founded in 2006, its mission sounded almost utopian: to advance human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free, open-source anonymity and privacy technologies. Two decades later, the mission hasn't changed — but the world has. Internet shutdowns and systemic censorship affected more than half the world's population in 2025, as governments tighten their grip on the technology people rely on for a free, open internet. Wikipedia In this talk, Isabela Fernandes, Executive Director since 2018, traces how a tool built by volunteers became civic infrastructure, relied on by everyone from human rights advocates bypassing surveillance and censorship to ordinary people just accessing the open web — all while staying true to a model built on collaboration and community rather than competition. She'll also look ahead: as shutdowns and censorship escalate globally, what does it take to keep anonymity infrastructure resilient, funded, and recognized not as a luxury, but as a public good. Speaker Isabela Fernandes — Tor Project https://www.torproject.org/ Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

“Stewarding Resilient, Free & Open Digital Infrastructures” Xavier Damman, Matthias Kirschner, Florian Glatz, Tara Merk Moderated by: Joshua Dávila From cooperative funding models enabling innovations in collective ownership, to local hosting and political/legal advocacy, there are many pathways to support sustainable FOSS infrastructures. Maintaining and scaling these infrastructures are vital to ensuring censorship resistance and digital freedom, especially as demands for compute and data storage escalate. Panelists: Xavier Damman, Matthias Kirschner, Florian Glatz, Tara Merk Moderator: Joshua Dávila Panelists Xavier Damman — Open Collective https://opencollective.com/ X: https://x.com/xdamman Matthias Kirschner — Free Software Foundation Europe https://fsfe.org/ Florian Glatz — Common Ground https://www.commonground.cg/ X: https://x.com/heckerhut Tara Merk — Open Future https://openfuture.eu/ Moderated by Joshua Dávila X: https://x.com/TBSocialist Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

“From Platform Brutality to Streaming Alternatives” by Geert Lovink from Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Are you still stuck on the platform -- or ready to move beyond it? Yes, we are living through an accelerationist, techno-authoritarian phase of the internet, but that is precisely why we need to identify the exits already taking shape. We will map the cracks in the system: decentralized infrastructures, collective digital practices, and emergent cultures of autonomy that challenge the regime of “cloud rent” and passive usership. What would it mean to reclaim agency beyond endless swiping and prompting? How can we turn doomscrolling into coordination, and platforms into terrains we either reshape or abandon? This talk explores both practical and speculative strategies to overcome platform dependency, rebuild the digital commons, and develop a network culture that is once again participatory, resilient, and free. Speaker Geert Lovink — Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences https://networkcultures.org/ https://www.hva.nl/ X: https://x.com/glovink Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Once in a Lifetime | Cade Diehm [New Design Congress] An Adam Curtis documentary delivered on a stage with visuals, exhibits and receipts: an analysis of the 2025 collapse, who caused it, and a concrete framework for what replaces the institution and why. The audience for this talk has the technical and financial capacity to build those alternatives and lie at night wondering, "how did we get here?". Speaker Cade Diehm — New Design Congress https://newdesigncongress.org/ Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

“Building the Stack: Self-Hosted, Mesh and Decentralized Infrastructure in Practice” Adam Burns, Bradley Clark Royes, Liz Steininger, Calle Moderated by: Beth McCarthy Uniting technical and cultural perspectives on stewarding p2p, self-hosted, and decentralized technologies, from a diverse panel of builders with expertise spanning "the stack". From the networked level (Adam's work with wireless networks at Freifunk) to infrastructure (Bradley's AI compute node and Liz's cryptographically secure storage) to protocol (Calle's OS bitcoin protocols Cashu and Bitchat), "the stack" designs itself toward secure self-sovereignty. This panel explores the unique challenges of each use case, and the tensions that can arise from contradictions in intent and implementation across levels of the stack – for example, accessibility and openness vs. privacy. Identifying and understanding these points of tension and interdependence through a systemic lens empowers us to build more resilient infrastructure, from tooling to hardware to the community of contributors to maintain it. Speakers Adam Burns — free2air, Dyne X: https://x.com/free2air Bradley Clark Royes — Foresight Institute https://foresight.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyclarkroyes/ Liz Steininger — Least Authority, Private Storage https://leastauthority.com/ X: https://x.com/lizstininger Calle — Bitchat, Cashu X: https://x.com/callebtc Cashu: https://cashu.space/ Moderated by Beth McCarthy — Web3Privacy Now X: https://x.com/ontologymachine Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Viktor Tron, Mario Havel

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

The Decentralization Stack: Where Are We Still Lying to Ourselves? Meinhard Benn, Viktor Tron, Mario Havel, Kyle den Hartog Moderated by: Migle Rakitaite A cross-stack panel asking the question most decks tiptoe around: what actually breaks if a single company disappears? Infrastructure builders from storage, compute, identity, and frontend sat down for an honest conversation about which parts of the stack are genuinely decentralized — and which parts everyone hopes nobody looks at too closely. No roadmaps. No token plugs. Panelists: Viktor Tron, Mario Havel, Kyle den Hartog, Meinhard Benn Moderator: Migle Rakitaite Speakers Viktor Tron — Swarm https://www.ethswarm.org/ X: https://x.com/zeligf Mario Havel — Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/TMIYChao Kyle den Hartog X: https://x.com/PryvitKyle Meinhard Benn — Freedom Browser Moderated by Migle Rakitaite — Web3Privacy Now X: https://x.com/rakymnft Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Decentralization Theatre | Migle Rakitaite [Swarm Foundation, WinPrivacy] October 2025: AWS went down — and so did Coinbase, MetaMask, Base, and half of “decentralized” crypto. Migle’s talk was an honest audit of where the stack actually breaks — frontends, gateways, RPCs, DNS — and why fixing it requires the one thing the industry is bad at: working together instead of pretending we’re not all building the same thing. Speaker Migle Rakitaite — Swarm Foundation, WinPrivacy Swarm Foundation: https://www.ethswarm.org/ WinPrivacy: https://winprivacy.net/ X: https://x.com/miglerak Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Jaya Klara Brekke

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Deviant Slop: Power and Control in AI | Jaya Klara Brekke, Alessandro Longo, Alistair Alexander Moderated by: Susanna Davies-Crook As AI-generated content floods the internet with sameness, this panel asks what it means to stay deliberately weird. Alessandro Longo looks at glitches and unexpected readings of AI-generated images, while Alistair Alexander and Jaya Klara Brekke offer practical tooling and pathways for challenging tech power structures. Susanna Davies-Crook frames the discussion around alterity and subculture, considering how intervention and appropriation can be used counter-culturally, and what aesthetic resistance might look like. Panelists: Jaya Klara Brekke, Alessandro Longo, Alistair Alexander Moderator: Susanna Davies-Crook Panelists Jaya Klara Brekke — Nym https://nym.com/ X: https://x.com/jayapapaya Alessandro Longo X: https://x.com/lx_alex Alistair Alexander — Sociality https://sociality.dev/ X: https://x.com/alistair1969 Moderated by Susanna Davies-Crook X: https://x.com/sdc_etc Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Politics of Gen AI | Marek Tuszynski [Tactical Tech] Marek Tuszynski, founder of Tactical Tech, has spent three decades probing what it means to live in a "quantified society," and with generative AI he sees the stakes shifting again — particularly around AI-driven profiling for political and social persuasion, which can shape opinion without needing paid ads at all. He'll ask who actually controls AI and why we need regulation built around transparency and accountability as these systems risk deepening inequality and undermining democracy, connecting this to Tactical Tech's "Supercharged Human?" initiative building critical AI literacy for teens and educators across Europe — equipping the next generation to question AI's narratives of inevitability before it becomes invisible infrastructure. Speaker Marek Tuszynski — Tactical Tech https://tacticaltech.org/ https://superchargedhuman.eu/ X: https://x.com/Info_Activism Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Privacy vs 'Progress' - The Case of Cashless Society | Brett Scott [Author] Brett Scott has spent years tracking the slow-motion shift from cash to digital payments, and the industry coalitions, "war on cash" narratives, and convenienc…Brett Scott has spent years tracking the slow-motion shift from cash to digital payments, and the industry coalitions, "war on cash" narratives, and convenience-framing that drive it. He argues cashless infrastructure isn't a neutral upgrade, but a system handing banks, card networks, and big tech unprecedented visibility into daily life. In this talk, Scott turns to what's at stake when cash disappears: privacy as a default, not a privilege. Cash lets you transact without a corporate intermediary logging the who, what, when, and where of your life. Lose it, and every purchase becomes data — tracked, stored, monetizable, weaponizable. He'll challenge the "progress" narrative behind cashlessness, asking who benefits from framing surveillance as convenience, and what we quietly give up once there's no longer an option to simply pay and walk away. Speaker Brett Scott — Author https://brettscott.substack.com/ https://alteredstatesof.money/ X: https://x.com/suitpossum Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Investigating the Kill Cloud | Tatiana Bazzichelli [Disruption Network Lab] & Jonas Frankki Tatiana Bazzichelli and Jonas Frankki (Disruption Network Lab) will speak about the Disruption Network Institute: Investigating the Kill Cloud - a unique hub that enables whistleblowers, investigative journalists and artists to investigate the future of war, autonomous weapons and A.I. Founded in 2014 in Berlin, Disruption Network Lab builds networks of trust to expose systems of power and injustice through research, conferences and collective discussions. Whistleblowers have been crucial to the public understanding of how wars are being waged, and what the consequences are for civilians around the world. The increasing military reliance on remote warfare and drone strikes, and the available global surveillance apparatus - The Kill Cloud - is merging the military cloud with the civilian one. The Disruption Network Institute builds on a decade of networking by the Disruption Network Lab, in connecting whistleblowers, researchers, journalists, artists & activists through conferences and publications, creating a much-needed space for whistleblowers and others to build on their knowledge and experiences. The second round of fellowships (2025-2026) focuses on AI, Big Tech & Militarisation. Bazzichelli and Frankki will share the background of the Institute and give more details on the ongoing investigations. Speakers Tatiana Bazzichelli — Disruption Network Lab https://www.disruptionlab.org/ X: https://x.com/disruptionlab Jonas Frankki — Disruption Network Lab https://www.disruptionlab.org/ Follow Web3Privacy Now: 🌐 https://new.web3privacy.info 𝕏 https://x.com/web3privacy 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/web3privacy.info 📸 https://www.instagram.com/web3privacy_now/ 🎤 Neocypherpunk Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info/ Subscribe for more talks on privacy, cryptography, digital rights, decentralized infrastructure, and the future of the open web.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Neocypherpunk Summit brought together builders, researchers, digital rights advocates, public-interest technologists and Web3 infrastructure teams for a full day dedicated to privacy-preserving technologies and open digital infrastructure. Visitors - 1000,, Speakers - 100, Stages - 4. Hosted by Web3Privacy Now, the Summit featured four simultaneous stages covering cryptography, censorship resistance, open-source sustainability, AI, governance and digital rights. The Neocypherpunk Summit convened cryptographers, developers, researchers, lawyers, journalists, and digital rights advocates from across the Web3 and public-interest technology ecosystems. Speakers included Isabela Fernandes (Tor Project), and Xavier Damman (Open Collective), alongside representatives from the Ethereum Foundation, Brave, Nym, OONI, and other leading organizations. Web: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jul 9, 2026

Neo-cypherpunk Summit presents Arturo Filastro (OONI, ex-Tor, GlobaLeaks) Drawing upon our decade-long experience in measuring the internet around the world, we will show how the the global censorship landscape has changed, and what are the new challenges and opportunities to use rich technical data to fight it. Arturo Filastò founded the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) in 2011 and serves as Executive Director and CTO. He previously worked for the Tor Project and created several free software projects that promote human rights, such as GlobaLeaks. He co-founded and serves as the Vice-President of the Hermes Center for Digital Human Rights. Arturo studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Università di Roma “La Sapienza”". Summit: https://s26ber.web3privacy.info OONI: https://ooni.org

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Privacy Builder Pack, your toolkit for digital sovereignty in the surveillance age. https://build.web3privacy.info Drawing from our experiences at ETHBrno, ETHRome, ETHDam, and ETHBerlin, we've seen firsthand the need for privacy to be understood not just as a technical feature but as a broader challenge. The Privacy Builder Pack (PBP) is designed to empower devs to move beyond one-off projects and build privacy-first applications that can scale and thrive in the long term. A project by Web3Privacy Now www.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Text by Jensei https://x.com/jensei_ Music by Liminal State - Gravity grind (https://linktr.ee/limstate) Let privacy be with you!

Ying Tong

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Web3Privacy Now Rome Meetup 2026 "Shaping and Defending the Techno-Political Evolution: Cryptography, Open Source, and Public Goods" ​​​Half-day dedicated to fostering solidarity among: ​​​- zk researchers and applied cryptographers ​- open source and human rights advocates ​​​- developers and hacker culture ​​​- internet freedom and grassroots movements ​​​- hacktivists and the general public

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Web3Privacy Now Rome Meetup 2026 "Shaping and Defending the Techno-Political Evolution: Cryptography, Open Source, and Public Goods" Denis Jaromil Rojo present: Zero Knowledge, Full Control. Proving Too Much: When Zero Knowledge Becomes a Surveillance Interface. https://news.dyne.org/privacy-in-eudi/ www.dyne.org ​​​Half-day dedicated to fostering solidarity among: ​​​- zk researchers and applied cryptographers ​- open source and human rights advocates ​​​- developers and hacker culture ​​​- internet freedom and grassroots movements ​​​- hacktivists and the general public Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Web3Privacy Now Rome Meetup 2026 "Shaping and Defending the Techno-Political Evolution: Cryptography, Open Source, and Public Goods" ​​​Half-day dedicated to fostering solidarity among: ​​​- zk researchers and applied cryptographers ​- open source and human rights advocates ​​​- developers and hacker culture ​​​- internet freedom and grassroots movements ​​​- hacktivists and the general public

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Web3Privacy Now Meetup Rome 2026 "Shaping and Defending the Techno-Political Evolution: Cryptography, Open Source, and Public Goods" Hosted by Web3Privacy Now ​​​Half-day dedicated to fostering solidarity among: ​​​- zk researchers and applied cryptographers ​- open source and human rights advocates ​​​- developers and hacker culture ​​​- internet freedom and grassroots movements ​​​- hacktivists and the general public Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

When governments shut down the internet, millions lose more than connection. They lose access to each other. The Tor ecosystem builds open source tools that help people stay connected, communicate safely, and protect freedom online. Support the projects protecting digital freedom: https://blog.torproject.org/fund-internet-freedom/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Kurt Opsahl (former Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of EFF, now Filecoin Foundation) shares his opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Naomi Brockwell (NBTV, Ludlow Institute) shares her opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Roger Dingledine

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Roger Dingledine (Tor) shares his opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org Projects participating: - SecureDrop: Secure whistleblower submission system used by journalists and newsrooms - OpenArchive: Privacy-first archiving tools for human rights defenders and journalists - OnionShare: Open-source tool for secure, anonymous file sharing and hosting - Ricochet Refresh: Metadata-resistant instant messaging over Tor - Onion Browser: Tor-powered web browser for iOS - Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI): Global observatory documenting internet censorship and shutdowns - Paskoocheh, by ASL19: Anti-censorship technology and digital security support - Unredacted: Infrastructure supporting censorship circumvention and resilient communications - Digital Security Help Desk, by Miaan Group: Internet freedom technologies supporting users in Iran - Osservatorio Nessuno: Protecting activists, journalists, and civil society organizations with tech support and traceless software #FundInternetFreedom

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Some questions are difficult to ask out loud. Around the world, people use privacy tools to search, learn, connect, and find community safely online. The Tor ecosystem supports open source projects protecting the freedom to explore identity, communicate privately, and stay connected without fear of surveillance. .... Support the projects from OONI to Securedrop protecting digital freedom: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jun 9, 2026

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Eva Galperin, Director of Cybersecurity at Electronic Frontier Foundation shares her opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org Projects participating: - SecureDrop: Secure whistleblower submission system used by journalists and newsrooms - OpenArchive: Privacy-first archiving tools for human rights defenders and journalists - OnionShare: Open-source tool for secure, anonymous file sharing and hosting - Ricochet Refresh: Metadata-resistant instant messaging over Tor - Onion Browser: Tor-powered web browser for iOS - Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI): Global observatory documenting internet censorship and shutdowns - Paskoocheh, by ASL19: Anti-censorship technology and digital security support - Unredacted: Infrastructure supporting censorship circumvention and resilient communications - Digital Security Help Desk, by Miaan Group: Internet freedom technologies supporting users in Iran - Osservatorio Nessuno: Protecting activists, journalists, and civil society organizations with tech support and traceless software #FundInternetFreedom

Funding the Commons · May 9, 2026

What does it look like to build the human-AI coordination layer in 36 hours? The Intelligence at the Frontier Hackathon brought 150 builders to Frontier Tower in San Francisco for an overnight build sprint on March 14-15, 2026, across four tracks: agentic AI, physical robotics, AI safety and evaluation, and sovereign infrastructure. 53 projects shipped. $25k+ in prizes awarded. We saw builders hacking through the night, robots roaming the hallways, agents paying each other in real money, and judges giving Claude feedback. Thanks to everyone who joined us. Co-produced with Protocol Labs. Supported by ElevenLabs, Bittensor, Solana, Meteora, Metaplex, Redwood North, BittensorCommons.org, VESSL AI, Velda, Unbrowse, NomadicML, human.tech, Activeloop, Solo Tech, Learning Layer Labs, Lit Protocol, and KikiTora. 🌐 https://fundingthecommons.io 📋 All 53 projects: https://intelligence-at-the-frontier-hackathon.devspot.app/?activeTab=projects

Josef Je

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this talk, Josef Je introduces the European Ethereum Institute, a newly launched task force dedicated to getting Ethereum recognized as strategic public infrastructure by European regulators — comparable to the internet or the electric grid. He argues that after a decade of builders ignoring policy, regulation has now caught up to the point where DeFi, tokenization, and MEV are being discussed in EU papers, and the community must engage proactively or risk being overshadowed by permissioned chain salespeople pitching proprietary tech to uninformed regulators. Josef frames the urgency through Europe's risk of repeating the Web2 pattern where all innovation and business creation migrated to Silicon Valley while the EU could only react through after-the-fact regulation. He outlines the institute's three-pronged approach: producing evidence-based papers and infographics showing regulators the differences between true DeFi and centralized projects, helping regulators understand the full Ethereum technology stack beyond finance (identity, voting, ZK proofs, timestamping), and proactive outreach to bring regulators into crypto events. He announces that André Kvapiš, a former European Parliament member who helped remove DeFi from MiCA's scope, has officially joined the institute, and shares that initial funding comes from Ethereum Foundation, Aave, and Gnosis. 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Why a Builder Started Caring About Policy 02:09 Institutions Coming On-Chain: Now or Never 03:42 Launch of the European Ethereum Institute 04:22 Permissioned Chains Are Back (and Still Wrong) 05:10 Ethereum as the Golden Standard 06:05 "It's Ethereum, Not Blockchains" 07:00 Ethereum's Lindy and Network Effects 07:31 Mission: Ethereum as Strategic Public Infrastructure 08:55 Europe's Risk of Repeating the Web2 Mistake 10:14 Providing Evidence to Regulators 11:39 Tokenization, Stablecoins, and True DeFi 13:10 Ethereum's Stack Beyond Finance: Identity, Voting, ZK 14:22 A Task Force, Not Another Association 15:58 How a Regulator Joined the Ethereum Side 17:11 André Kvapiš and MiCA's DeFi Exemption 18:37 Team, Funding, and How to Get Involved 19:56 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Josef Je X: https://x.com/josefje ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

Kartik Talwar, Jordi Baylina

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Kartik Talwar interviews Jordi Baylina from the Gnosis team about the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a new protocol for synchronous cross-chain communication between Ethereum rollups. Jordi explains that EEZ enables smart contracts on different chains to call each other as if they were on the same chain — not just token transfers but any arbitrary contract call including voting, NFT operations, and more. This is made possible by breakthroughs in real-time ZK proving, where a full Ethereum block can now be proved with just 12 GPUs, down from 128 six months prior. Jordi walks through the technical architecture: when a cross-chain call happens, an execution table is stored on L1, zero-knowledge proved, and resolved within Ethereum's 12-second block time. Transactions between L2s are effectively free, limited only by GPU hardware. EEZ is permissionless — anyone can create a rollup, even non-EVM chains, as long as they support the call interface. Built by a nonprofit association with no token and no monetization, the project currently has a working internal DevNet with plans to open it publicly soon. Jordi flags block builder centralization as his primary concern, noting that validators must choose responsibly to preserve Ethereum's decentralization values. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Welcome and What Is the Ethereum Economic Zone 01:12 Synchronous Cross-Chain Calls: The Core Idea 02:04 What Changed: Real-Time ZK Proving Breakthroughs 03:16 From 128 GPUs to 12: Engineering Progress 04:39 Two Years of Latency Reduction Work 06:14 How EEZ Differs from Bridges and Other Solutions 07:14 Nonprofit Structure: No Token, No Monetization 08:20 Connecting L1 to L2 and L2 to L2 09:25 Any Call Data Works: Not Just Token Transfers 09:59 Permissionless Rollup Creation and Non-EVM Support 11:45 How Real-Time Proving Works in Practice 14:39 Scaling: One Proof for All Instructions 15:37 Free Transactions Between L2s 16:38 Does EEZ Help or Fragment Ethereum 18:06 Concerns: Block Builder Centralization 19:35 Validator Responsibility and Decentralization 21:02 Project Status: DevNet Live, Public Access Soon 22:16 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Jordi Baylina X: https://x.com/jbaylina ✅ Follow ZisK X: https://x.com/ziskvm ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · May 9, 2026

In this fireside chat, Kartik Talwar interviews Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer of Chainlink, about Chainlink's evolution from a data oracle provider to a comprehensive infrastructure platform for institutional DeFi. Johann recounts joining the space in 2016-17, realizing the biggest gap was connecting real-world data to Ethereum, and living through DeFi Summer 2020 when Chainlink scaled from 20 oracle networks to over 1,000 price feeds — at one point representing 50% of all Ethereum transaction fees to keep DeFi protocols solvent during extreme congestion. The conversation explores how DeFi use cases built in 2020 (derivatives, prediction markets, tokenized equities) are only now reaching mass adoption as the world catches up. Johann details Chainlink's expansion into cross-chain infrastructure, on-chain compliance (automated KYC bridging with partners like DTCC and Apex), and opt-in privacy through their runtime environment. He frames two distinct adoption paths: institutions in developed markets seeking efficiency gains of 50-90% over legacy systems, and emerging markets where people use crypto to escape failing fiat currencies. His current focus is bridging tokenized assets into DeFi for real distribution and adoption. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Johann Eid's Journey into Crypto and Chainlink 02:16 DeFi Summer 2020: From 20 to 1,000+ Oracle Networks 04:17 Chainlink as 50% of Ethereum Gas During Congestion 06:54 Building a Bulletproof Transaction Manager 07:44 How DeFi Has Evolved Since 2020 08:36 Use Cases Built in 2020 Only Now Getting Adoption 09:49 Real-World Demand: Weekend Trading and Tokenized Gold 10:28 Prediction Markets Replacing Legacy Media Trust 10:58 Chainlink Beyond Oracles: Cross-Chain, Compliance, Privacy 12:24 On-Chain Compliance: Automating KYC with DTCC and Apex 14:04 Privacy as the Missing Piece for Institutional DeFi 15:04 Decentralization as a Killer Use Case in a Mistrustful World 17:05 Why Institutions Are Coming On-Chain Now 18:42 Distribution and Efficiency: Two Drivers of Adoption 20:14 Two Speeds of Adoption: West vs East 21:41 What's Next: Bridging Tokenized Assets into DeFi 23:11 Closing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes 2026* Pragma Cannes 2026 was held on April 2nd at the JW Marriott Hotel in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes 2026 YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5OnsJ95gz7HoI1tLUj3kZr ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Johann Eid X: https://x.com/EidJohann ✅ Follow Chainlink X: https://x.com/Chainlink ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

Jordi Baylina

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Privacy Academy interview, Jordi Baylina (ZisK / Ethereum) argues that privacy should be a default human right, built into systems by design rather than treated as an exception. He reflects on how crypto has shifted toward speculation, while its deeper purpose is to transform how people interact and build a fairer world. Baylina highlights privacy tools like Signal and Zcash, and shares his experience confronting surveillance through activism. He also outlines a vision of decentralized applications that are censorship-resistant, privacy-first, and accessible to everyone. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Jordi Baylina (ZisK / Ethereum) 00:31 – Privacy as a default human right by design 01:27 – Crypto values vs speculation and “easy money” 02:49 – Everyday privacy tools: Signal, Zcash, Tornado Cash 04:06 – Activism and fighting surveillance (Pegasus case) 06:03 – Decentralization as censorship resistance and human rights 07:14 – Responsibility: contributing to privacy and society 08:59 – Ethics vs profit: human dilemmas in crypto 11:02 – Vision: decentralized apps for a fairer world -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Academy interview, Hakeem Anwar (Above Phone) discusses making privacy accessible through ready-to-use devices and tools built on open-source technologies like GrapheneOS. He frames privacy as essential for freedom, especially in a world of increasing data collection and emerging systems like digital ID. Anwar emphasizes practical steps from choosing privacy-first tools to building real-world communities and highlights the importance of supporting open-source ecosystems. He also shares a vision of decentralized, self-sustained networks where communities control their own infrastructure and communication. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Hakeem Anwar & Above Phone 00:25 – Making privacy tools easy and accessible (GrapheneOS phones) 01:51 – Privacy as freedom in a data-driven world 02:54 – Cypherpunk mindset: drawing the line against surveillance 03:56 – Supporting open-source and privacy ecosystems 04:03 – Building real-world communities and offline networks 04:49 – Favorite tools: XMPP, GrapheneOS, privacy stack 05:49 – Simple habits: saying “no” and setting boundaries 06:15 – Vision: decentralized communities and alternative networks -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Academe interview, Seth For Privacy (Cake Wallet) explains privacy as the simple ability to choose what you share and with whom. He highlights that the main barrier to adoption isn’t technology, but user experience—arguing that privacy tools must become easy and accessible for everyone. Seth also explores the future of privacy in areas like encrypted communication and financial systems, and reflects on the need to move beyond speculation toward real-world use cases. For him, the goal is clear: build tools that empower individuals, restore freedom of choice, and help people connect in more meaningful ways. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Seth For Privacy (Cake Wallet) 00:17 – Privacy as freedom of choice and control over data 00:56 – The real barrier: poor user experience in privacy tools 01:36 – Making privacy accessible (Signal, Apple examples) 02:08 – Gaps in privacy tech: encrypted email and DeFi 03:00 – Privacy vs usability in financial systems 04:05 – Neo-cypherpunks: merging UX and cryptography 05:18 – Tribalism and incentives in crypto/privacy communities 06:46 – Bridging crypto and open-source through real use cases 07:54 – Storytelling and adoption: proving real-world impact 09:26 – Vision: technology that strengthens human relationships -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Aisling Connolly

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Academy interview, Aisling Connolly (Taceo) explores privacy as both a personal and technical concept - a space to think, grow, and make mistakes without judgment. She discusses building private compute networks using MPC and how privacy can exist between full transparency and total anonymity. Aisling reflects on the evolution of the cypherpunk movement toward more inclusive, community-driven ideas, while highlighting challenges around perception, accessibility, and diversity in the space. She also shares a vision of privacy as a balance between control, transparency, and freedom of choice. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Aisling Connolly (Taceo, private compute) 00:18 – Privacy as space to live, grow, and make mistakes 01:13 – Private compute (MPC): between transparency and anonymity 02:11 – Neo-cypherpunk: mindset shift and reclaiming curiosity 03:15 – Privacy as freedom to learn, experiment, and question 03:26 – Making the movement more open and inclusive 04:21 – Stigma around privacy and association with crime 05:28 – Barriers and gender dynamics in the space 07:30 – Expanding roles beyond tech: social, legal, cultural 08:49 – Research vs deployment: speed vs long-term thinking 10:04 – Why we should think in 50-year horizons 11:16 – Vision: flexible privacy with control and transparency 12:17 – Privacy + transparency: knowing when data is used 13:03 – “Privacy tool”: reading, thinking, and mental space 14:41 – Ethics: choosing meaningful work and contribution 16:12 – Personal responsibility and building a better future -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Academy interview, Chris McCabe (Session) shares his perspective on privacy as a fundamental part of personal identity and freedom, pushing back against the idea that people have “nothing to hide.” He discusses the growth of decentralized messaging and the challenges of building privacy-first products without tracking users or relying on data-driven business models. Chris also highlights the trade-offs between privacy, usability, and funding, and reflects on the importance of supporting open, decentralized communication tools. Looking ahead, he envisions a future of autonomous, privacy-respecting networks and technologies that empower individuals at scale. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Chris McCabe (Session) 00:16 – Privacy as personal identity and “nothing to hide” myth 00:58 – Favorite tools: Brave and privacy-first browsing 01:31 – Cypherpunk today: following your own values 02:23 – State of decentralized messaging and growth 03:21 – Challenges: no tracking, funding, and user feedback loops 04:23 – Funding crisis and call for community support 05:13 – Optimistic future: decentralized and privacy-first networks 06:00 – AI, autonomy, and the future of privacy tech -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · May 9, 2026

In this Academy interview, Meinhard Benn (Freedom Browser) explains the need for a truly decentralized web interface that removes reliance on centralized gateways and puts control back into users’ hands. He shares how Freedom Browser turns your device into a node, making access to the decentralized web simple and direct. Meinhard reflects on cypherpunk values, the challenges of building privacy-first tools, and why usability matters as much as decentralization itself. He also explores a future where privacy and freedom are embedded by default, gradually shaping both technology and society. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Meinhard Benn (Freedom Browser) 00:14 – What is Freedom Browser and the decentralized web (IPFS, Swarm) 01:07 – Turning your device into a node (no gateways) 01:31 – The problem: “decentralized” systems using centralized access 02:23 – Building during crypto winters and cypherpunk mindset 03:14 – Origins: hacker roots and inspiration from cypherpunk retreat 04:42 – Privacy as a human right and behavioral impact of surveillance 07:31 – What it means to be a neo-cypherpunk today 08:18 – Privacy tools and building open, free infrastructure 09:03 – Challenges, future of decentralization, and cypherpunk society vision -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Jarrad Hope

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Apr 9, 2026

In this interview, Jarrad Hope, founder of Status and Logos, explains why privacy is ultimately about freedom and functioning democracies. He discusses how algorithmic manipulation and surveillance by large tech platforms shape public behavior and why cypherpunks today must go beyond building technology toward civic action and parallel systems. Hope also highlights the growing ecosystem of privacy tools and shares his vision for a more decentralized web and blockchain-based communities. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Jarrad Hope (Status, Logos, Institute of Free Technology) 00:14 – Privacy as a foundation for freedom and democracy 00:54 – Algorithmic manipulation and the limits of “nothing to hide” 01:20 – The role of neo-cypherpunks today: beyond technology 02:04 – The growing ecosystem of privacy tools 02:47 – Making privacy technologies accessible to more people 03:35 – Surveillance, CBDCs, and why privacy awareness may grow 03:52 – A vision for a more decentralized web 04:51 – Institutional capture and rebuilding civic society 05:14 – The “parallel polis” strategy 05:58 – Blockchain communities as a possible successor to nation states ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Amir Taaki

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Apr 9, 2026

In this interview, Amir Taaki (DarkFi) presents privacy as a tool to expand freedom and reshape society, not just protect against surveillance. He frames cypherpunks as builders of peer-to-peer systems and stresses the importance of controlling the technology we rely on. For Taaki, privacy is not a lifestyle, it’s a tactic for building new systems and a different future. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Amir Taaki (DarkFi) 00:20 – Privacy as a tool to expand freedom and reshape society 01:05 – Cypherpunks vs centralized power: a historical struggle 01:54 – Linux and the importance of collective control over technology 02:33 – Privacy mindset: how data can be used against you 04:22 – Cultural shift and the need to re-explain privacy 05:28 – Crypto, hyper-financialization, and breaking the cycle 06:25 – A new era: shifting civilization and future systems 06:55 – Privacy as a tactic: strong anonymity and no compromise ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/ A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Harry Halpin

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Apr 9, 2026

In this interview, Harry Halpin (Nym) explores privacy as a system-wide property built on anonymity and selective disclosure. He discusses the evolution from individual-focused cypherpunk values to more collective, community-driven approaches enabled by privacy technologies. Halpin highlights everyday tools like mixnets, Signal, and privacy-first browsers, while emphasizing the importance of using these technologies by default. He also shares a vision of decentralized infrastructure and “parallel societies” that can support free expression and coordination in an adversarial world. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Harry Halpin (Nym, mixnets) 00:13 – Privacy as anonymity and selective disclosure 01:04 – From cypherpunk to neo-cypherpunk and collective systems 02:04 – Everyday privacy tools: NymVPN, Signal, Brave, Monero 03:00 – Privacy-first habits and using tools by default 03:48 – Privacy tech as “freedom” or anti-system technologies 04:19 – Linking privacy tools with social movements 05:10 – Building parallel societies and decentralized democracy 05:46 – The internet as an adversarial environment 06:20 – Decentralizing infrastructure beyond DNS and central servers -- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Apr 9, 2026

In this interview, Pavel Zoneff (Tor Project) explains how privacy helps reclaim control in a digital world shaped by surveillance and data exploitation. He highlights everyday actions, open-source tools like Tor and Signal, and the need for a more decentralized internet. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Pavel Zoneff (Tor Project) 00:15 – Privacy as control in a data-driven, censoring internet 00:41 – Everyday actions: using privacy tools and signaling demand 01:21 – Privacy as a collective movement beyond technologists 02:11 – Using multiple tools and minimizing digital traces 03:22 – Rejecting cookies as “digital disobedience” 04:02 – Spreading adoption: talk about your tech stack 04:50 – Toward a decentralized, user-owned internet --- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Apr 9, 2026

In this interview, Rachel-Rose O’Leary (DarkFi) presents privacy as a way to expand freedom and open new possibilities beyond surveillance. She discusses the shift toward community-driven neo-cypherpunk ideas and the need to move crypto beyond its current niche. She also shares a vision of a decentralized, anonymous internet built for communities and new forms of freedom. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Rachel-Rose O’Leary (DarkFi) 00:20 – Privacy as a way to expand the future beyond surveillance 01:12 – DarkFi tools and anonymous ecosystems 02:17 – From cypherpunk to neo-cypherpunk and lunar punk 03:30 – Shift from individualism to community-driven systems 04:20 – Moving beyond critique toward new futures and possibilities 05:01 – Crypto’s disconnect from users and niche culture problem 05:59 – Reaching new audiences and cross-cultural adoption 07:29 – Vision of the future internet: anonymous “dark forest” --- This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews, a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Jarrad Hope

Funding the Commons · Mar 9, 2026

Most of the systems we use every day are not private by default. That includes the platforms we communicate on and the financial networks that record how money moves. Jarrad Hope, co-founder of Logos and Director of the Institute of Free Technology, is building alternatives: anonymous communication, decentralized storage, and blockchain systems designed to protect users instead of extracting from them. Privacy is not a feature. It is the foundation of agency. Filmed at Funding the Commons Buenos Aires, November 19, 2025. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io Relevant Projects Logos: https://logos.co Institute of Free Technology: https://free.technology Thank You to Our Sponsors Protocol Labs: https://protocol.ai NEAR Foundation: https://near.foundation Stellar Development Foundation: https://stellar.org human.tech by Holonym Foundation: https://human.tech/ Ethereum Ecosystem Support Program: https://esp.ethereum.foundation/ Drips: https://drips.network Octant: https://octant.app Logos: https://logos.co GoodDollar: https://gooddollar.org Launchnodes: https://launchnodes.com

Afri Schoedon

ETHBerlin · Feb 9, 2026

Keynote #1: Collective, Non-Profit, Private | Afri Schoedon | Web3Privacy Now, Berlin, 2024 https://web3privacy.info/ https://dod.ngo/

Juan Benet

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Feb 9, 2026

Do you feel like the world is taking a dystopian turn? We sit down with a visionary tech leader who believes we can better coordinate, support, and work together. They are building technologies designed to challenge power dynamics, give sovereignty to people, and make the cypherpunk dream a reality. Juan Benet x Protocol Labs Is the inventor of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a new protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open, and Filecoin, a cryptocurrency incentivized storage network. The IPFS Project has grown into a large open source movement to re-decentralize the web, safeguard our data, and improve our applications. Juan is the founder of Protocol Labs, the internet tech R&D lab that develops IPFS and Filecoin. He studied Computer Science at Stanford University, and is obsessed with knowledge, science, and technology. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Why Privacy Matters 01:15 Digital Rights & Infrastructure 03:01 Building a Free Internet 03:59 Privacy & Security Community 07:44 History of Civil Rights 08:02 AI, Privacy & the Future 09:05 Dystopia vs Optimism 11:02 Surveillance & 1984 12:51 Cypherpunks & Crypto Origins 15:44 Tech Tribalism & Cooperation 18:43 Messaging Apps & Security 21:08 Funding Open Source 27:44 Tokens & Crypto Models 32:00 Personal Path into Privacy 35:56 Peer-to-Peer & IPFS Origins 40:23 Real-World Impact of IPFS 43:38 The Road Ahead 46:28 AI, Ethics & Security 50:38 Final Thoughts 51:11 Outro https://x.com/juanbenet https://www.protocol.ai interviewer: Mykola Siusko x Web3Privacy Now: https://x.com/nicksvyaznoy camera & editing: Babybit x Web3Privacy Now: https://x.com/BabyBitProd

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Feb 9, 2026

... Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Nikhil Raghuveera

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Feb 9, 2026

... Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress #2 aftermovie is here! Emotional, empowering, insightful, well-attended. See you in Mumbai: https://luma.com/spsnos9t

Roger Dingledine, Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

One of the biggest announcements during the Ethereum Privacy Stack was revealing of what all will be applied from Tor into Ethereum ecosystem. Quote from Buterin: ""We now have an effort in Ethereum Foundation to put Tor and Onion hidden services into the Ethereum ecosystem across the stack pretty much everywhere"". Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: https://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Hsiao Wei Wang from Ethereum Foundstion talks about DeFi Punk and how it relates to Ethereum. Goes through EF Treasury Considerstions, compares today's DeFi against Cypherpunk Ideals and shows what it means and take to be DeFi Punk. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Feat. Camila Rioja, Thomas Humphreys, José Ignacio Trajtenberg, Tanisha Katara and Beth Mccarthy, this Panel discussion about how privacy tooling impacts society and one's work, ZK permissioms and what do guests see as the biggest emerging technology that can have positive impact on future. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Lefteris Karapetsas

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Lefterin Karapetsas, founder of Rotki, explains how whenever something is labeled as free, users pay with their data and how apps that are Aligned with users respect data, dont track, run locally and respect privacy. Then he uses Rotki as a exmaple and showcases many guides and tips for users and builders aswell. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel discussion with Mykola Siusko, (W3PN) Antonio Seveso (Fluidkey), Cyp (Status), Kasandra (Kohaku) and Alpeh V focusing on mapped ecosystem of Ethereum and everything privacy focused on it. Exploring privacy, cryptography and all relating to people first. Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem Map: https://x.com/web3privacy/status/1989058742294344060 Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Here Oskar Thorin [IPTF/EF] opens the panel about Ethereum Institutional Privacy and work of IPTF. Discussion features Zach Obront (Etherealize), Amzah Moelah (ABN AMRO), Eugenio Reggianini (European Blockchain Association), Francois Garillot (Miden) and touches several important topics from developing and building, technology growth and much more. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ameen Soleimani

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

0xBow's Ameen Soleimani talks about Zero Knowledge proofs, ZCash and how every user of it is responsible to dispute the claim that no use of ZCash is legitimate as the right to use encryped messages, VPNs and anonymous money as well should be considered normal and default. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Here Mashbean asks why is so hard to build sustainable product around Censorship resiliance, wheter there is market demand for it. What contradictions they found along the way with building censorship resilience based organisation and how these contradictions are pushing them to find new solutions. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Andreas Tsamados

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Andreas Tsamados from Fileverse talks us through what he calls Guerilla Interoperability. Stating that main feature of privacy shouldn't be just end-to-end encryption, but rather ablity to take your friends with you, he goes throug Revolutionary optimism, rejections of big corpos rules and urges to act collectively. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel discussion with.Sebastian Burgel (HOPR, Gnosis), ml_sudo (Silviculture Society), Pol Lanski (Dappnode), Kyle Den Hartog (Brave) sharing their thoughts and ideas about nodes and how is it for them to be running their own nodes. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Nicolas Consigny

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Nicolas Consigny from Ethereum Foundation introduces Kohaku Wallet - set of primitives that provide wallet with security and privacy running on Ethereum. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel discussion where Lasha Antadze (Rarimo), Anthony Leuts (Aragon), Jordi Pinyana (Vocdoni), John Guilding (MACI) and Joshua Davila (Bread Coop) discuss importance of private voting in blockchain spaces, DAOs, cases of proving identities and much more. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Fatemeh Fannisadeh, Marina Markezic (EUCI), Ayanfeoluwa Olajide (Base West-Africa), Joan Arús (Sentinel Alliance), Beth McCarthy (Web3Privacy Now) goes through lessons from Catalangate in relation to state regulation, Tornado Cash case and how to protect the developers the best. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Polymutex from Walletbeat takes us through encryption volution and looks into protocol levels of Web2 and what lessons it gives us to improve with web3. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Max Hempshire (NYM) and Alan Scott (Railgun) goes through doxxing, surveillance and challenges for Ethereum as well as questions and answers. - Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Andy Guzman

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Andy Guzman showcases what they were doing with PSE in regards to navigating through Ethereum and its privacy as well as going into presumptions how its future will look like. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Zhain Cheng from Horizon Labs delves into accountibilty that comes with being anon and how it affects all the Layers of the blockchain. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Nika Koreli (Hinkal), Georgi Koreli (Hinkal) talks about users experience with Privacy. In their opinion the users interface is main pillar of mass adoption and say more tools should be developed with User's experience in mind. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel discussion Clément Danjou (Zama), Alex Zaidelson (SCRT Labs), Lior Bondarevski (Fhenix), Laín Calvo (Crecimiento) focus on how privacy has been evolving since its beggining and sharing thoughts on current state of it as well as thinking of its future. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Sandor A. Nagy (Swarm) talks about Swarms mission to delivering features to enable more decentralized future. Covers what Swarm does for privacy as well as showing coupe of solutions for visions of Ethereum. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Chris McCabe from Sessions delves into the topics of why we need private messaging, privacy and technologies that help with it. Goes into metadata leaking with messages, pictures and how should the perfect decentralized messanger look like. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel discussion with Austin Griffith (EF), Anand Acharya (Bhutan National Digital ID), Kinzang Dorji (Bhutan National Digital ID) about digital identities and Bhutan's system and DIDs. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Talip (Citrea) talks about permissionless systems and how they stand today in privacy ecosystems and goes through thought experiments relating to it. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

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Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

czarek (Cake Wallet) goes into talk about embedded and non embedded Tor, what are the benefits of it and how it works for them at Cake Wallet. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Jimjim (Warptoad) goes into ZKWormholes, method to obtain pausible deniability on Ethereum. Explain burning and minting, hiding adresses and how re-usable addresses work and shows demos. Followed by questions and answers. Ethereum Privacy Stack is a global privacy summit during Devconnect 2025 bringing together Ethereum builders, protocol maintainers, and advocates. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, Andy Guzman, Polymutex, Ameen Soleimani, and 30+ speakers on 2 stages, celebrating privacy acceleration. Ethereum Privacy Stack: http://eps25.web3privacy.info Organized by Web3Privacy Now & Privacy Stewards of Ethereum Web3Privacy now collective: http://web3privacy.info Privacy Stewards of Ethereum: https://pse.dev/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Sebastian Vogelsang is a Berlin-based developer and consultant, founder of Flashes.blu and co-creator of Eurosky Social, an initiative to provide European ATProto infrastructure that complies with DSA/GDPR and offers shared moderation and hosting for new apps. He explains how Eurosky was born from the need for affordable, commons-style moderation and safe hosting, especially as political pressure and jurisdiction risks increase. Sebastian talks about why protocol-based social like Bluesky/ATProto matters for Europe’s “digital sovereignty,” how authentic, organic communities on Bluesky differ from X/Twitter, and why he believes privacy should stay with dedicated tools like Signal rather than “do-everything” platforms. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro & Background: Who Sebastian is, 20 years in IT, building ATProto clients, creating Flashes.blu. 01:20 – Eurosky Social Origin: Why he created European ATProto infrastructure, moderation limits, lexicon problems, ephemerality, and the need for a commons-based moderation/hosting solution compliant with GDPR/DSA. 03:45 – Moderation & Jurisdictions: How Bluesky handles country-specific content restrictions, alternative clients, and why shared moderation teams are essential for EU-aligned apps. 05:20 – Adoption & Digital Sovereignty: Why people leave Big Tech platforms, the appeal of protocols, Europe’s “digital sovereignty” movement, and how ATProto solves cold-start problems by sharing its entire user base. 07:30 – Advice for Builders: Join the dev community, build small utilities, collaborative culture, and how newcomers get uplifted by Bluesky’s ecosystem. 08:45 – User Growth & Authenticity: How to gain followers on Bluesky, genuine engagement, scientists moving from X, and early-Twitter vibes returning. 10:30 – What Makes Bluesky Different: More organic discussions, customizable feeds and why it provides a safer, more diverse social environment than X/Twitter. 12:00 – Privacy Perspective: Bluesky as a public network, why private data belongs on Signal, the problem of platforms trying to “do everything,” and the value of separation between social and encrypted communication. 13:45 – The Future of the Internet: His fear of AI killing the open web, disappearing links, LLMs replacing search with unverifiable output, biases in training data, and the AI-wrapper bubble. 16:40 – Cypherpunk & Digital Rights: First impressions of the movement, democratic access to data, broader human-rights framing, and building Eurosky as rights-oriented infrastructure. 18:00 – Nonprofit Challenges: Funding difficulties, AI sucking up resources, hope in European digital sovereignty for future support. 19:30 – Final Moments: What Bluesky would be as an animal (blue butterfly), closing thoughts & outro. ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

"Since day one, three years ago, we did our best to put values and principles that brought cryptography to be developed in the first place at the center of our activity and this helped us in creating and gathering amazing human beings that are advancing human freedom online" opens our very own PG the start of Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress. Sharing about Web3PrivacyNow, our values, the book, many events and much more that we managed to accomplish so far. Opening talk is then followed by message from Roman Storm from Tornado Cash. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

“Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age.” says Filecoin's Kurt Opsahl in his presentation where he discusses Cypherpunk future that we would want to live in. One, where tech serves to people, doesn't end with development and stands by the values of privacy, freedom and responsibility. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Freedom of the Press Foundation CTO Dr. Jennifer Helsby talks about their decentralization whistleblowing system. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Fireside chat with Vitalik Buterin from Ethereum Foundation and Naomi Brockwell about cypherpunk values in Ethereum. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin together with Kassandra and Nick Consigny presents new set of primitives called Kohaku. Vitalik also shares more about what will Ethereum implement for improving their privacy and Kassandra and Nick Consigny goes more into Kohaku. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Michael Dong from Brevis showcases their infinite compute layer for web3 and what Brevis does and problems it faces. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

"Our mission is to defend the rights of individuals to build and use free and open cryptocurrency networks: the right to write and publish code – to read and to run it. The right to assemble into peer-to-peer networks. And the right to do all this privately." says Peter Van Valkenburg about CoinCenter in his presentation. Here he talks about building, cryptography, bitcoin and CoinCetnters report "Tear down this Walled garden". Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500+ people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Jarrad Hope

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Jarrad Hope here introduces Logos Network and their aims. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Presentation by Eva Galperin from Electronic Frontier Foundation where she describes fascism, cyberfascism, what it is and how it can be countered by us. Discusses IBM's and Microsoft's parts in helping with surveillance and urges people to build in decentralized manner and with marginalized people in mind. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Speech by Free Software Society's Richard Stallman about importance of open source and free software. Talks how one should never believe anyone who controls what software you are using does, about Google and much more. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Aya Miyaguchi, Beth McCarthy

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Fireside chat with Aya Miyaguchi and Beth McCarthy about how current focus of Ethereum Foundation is very intertwined with our goal in Web3Privacy. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Wassim Alsindi

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Wassim Alsindi from 0xSalon brought theoretical piece about "seizing means of seduction" and going through playwords with cypherpunk, sapphirepunk, memes and culture and politics. Explore more https://wassim.pubpub.org https://0xsalon.pubpub.org Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Thinkpiece by Daira Emma Hopwood where they contemplate what cypherpunks can and should do for marginalized communities in order to protect everyone's privacy and freedom. In spite of private organizing in actvist cirles struggling to attract more people to viewing crypto as joke or scam by leftists, they plead for cypherpunks to build privacy tools that are better on all axes for all people and also build resistent movements. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Andy Guzman

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Fireside chat with Andy Guzman and Vlad Costea about Privacy solidarity beyond ecosystems. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Auryn McMillan from Enclave introduces concept of collaborative confidential compute, explains blockchains auctions and brings Enclave's Ciphernodes on their testnet. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Quintus Kilbourn

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ahmed Ghappour and Quintus Kilbourn from Flashbots discuss here what privacy is, what it means to them and how it relates to our very basic conceptions of freedom and liberty in digital age. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

ml_sudo chose to speak about sexism, explaining why women should work in trustless technologies, how indirect "ghost" sexism works and shows and how to challenge it and fight it. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Andrew Miller from Teleport talks about non crypto things everyone should imply into web3 and crypto values, about data liberation and permisionless TEEs. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Jordi Baylina

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Jordi Baylina from ZisK project imagines that whole Ethereum should have privacy and explains how he think it should be. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Roger Dingledine

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

"Transparency for Tor is key" states Tor's own Roger Dingledine in his presentation focusing on lessons from Tor. Covering importance of anonymity and transparency, showcasing how Tor works and even user-cases showing how privacy and anonymity is essential for eveyrone, be it radical political activist, doctor in town and everyone in between. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Fhenix founder Guy Zyskind talks about FHE scaling for Private DeFi, encryption, privacy, smart contracts and much more. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Aztec's Arnaud Schenk goes into what Ethereum is ,what it could be and where it might not have enerything it needs in order to succeed by him. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Rudy Fraser, Founder & CEO of Blacksky Algorithms shares how Blacksky grew into the largest Black community on the decentralized web, with custom feeds used by over 2.5M people. He explains how their toolkit lets communities control algorithms, moderation, governance, and pooled funds while staying connected to a global social media ecosystem. Rudy talks about mutual aid roots, open-source development, community-written guidelines, the impact of US politics and free-speech crackdowns, and why privacy-preserving, community-run spaces are essential for Black autonomy and modern cypherpunk organizing. Timecodes 00:00 – Rudy intro: Blacksky Algorithms & community-owned social spaces 00:30 – What Blacksky is: largest Black community on decentralized web 02:35 – Origins: collectivist roots, mutual aid, first Bluesky custom feed 04:10 – Lessons for builders: social dynamics, community as growth engine 05:22 – Why community matters: reciprocity, trust, bottom-up decision making 07:07 – Involving people: open source, PRs, moderators, community-built tools 08:35 – People’s Assembly: 600+ participants shaping Blacksky guidelines 09:43 – Political reality: migration waves, free-speech crackdowns, age laws 12:05 – Privacy challenges: public firehose, surveillance, need for safer spaces 15:26 – Cypherpunk today: self-determination, mutual aid, diverse movement 17:22 – Future internet: safe organizing, data freedom, stronger real-world action 19:10 – Final vision: using secure networks to empower on-the-ground movements ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Juan Benet

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Brewster Kahle, digital librarian of the Internet Archive, looks back on 40+ years of trying to build a “Library of Alexandria for the digital age” and explains why the hardest problems are institutional, not technical. In this conversation, he talks about centralized control over knowledge, why we need many independent archives, how we could rebuild a decentralized web using tools like Tor and new naming/payment systems, and what role web3, nonprofits, and public AI can play in creating an internet where people aren’t constantly monitored, locked into platforms, or cut off from their own cultural memory. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who is Brewster Kahle & what is the Internet Archive 02:20 – The dream of the Digital Library of Alexandria 03:45 – How the internet broke: consolidation, control & disappearing history 06:00 – Can we rebuild a decentralized, resilient web? 07:30 – Web3’s potential: naming, ownership, creator payments 09:40 – Lessons from early hacker culture & the broken knowledge ecosystem 11:55 – AI & public knowledge: why we need nonprofit public AI models 13:30 – Cypherpunk revival: from sci-fi rebellion to human-centric tools 15:00 – How to build nonprofit tech that survives (Internet Archive lessons) 17:40 – Imagining a society worth living in: a game with many winners 19:50 – The future private, secure, decentralized web 22:20 – The dangers of the alternative: a permanent 1984 24:00 – Why Brewster still has faith: communities build better futures 26:00 – What the future can look like if we succeed 29:30 – Final reflections: the next internet must be decentralized, honest & humane ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

In this Privacy Academy interview, Michelle (Mosh) Lee from IPFS Foundation breaks down what IPFS really is, why it matters, and how it’s reshaping the web. She explains how content addressing and peer-to-peer networking make the internet more resilient, how IPFS is used today (from scientific datasets to authenticating humanitarian video), and why surveillance capitalism makes privacy literacy essential for everyone. Michelle also reflects on building tech for governments, the political reality developers now face, and what it takes to design tools that give real agency back to users, not monopolies. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who is Michelle (Mosh) Lee & what the IPFS Foundation does 00:21 – What IPFS is: censorship-resistant, resilient, content-addressed web 01:01 – How IPFS works: content fingerprinting, trees, verification, peer-to-peer retrieval 02:00 – Why it matters: authenticating data, preventing tampering, efficient distribution 02:48 – Real-world use cases: humanitarian video evidence, scientific datasets, open social networks 03:37 – What builders can do with IPFS: self-certifying systems, user-controlled apps 04:26 – Giving power back to users: decentralization vs. Web2 consolidation 05:00 – What everyday users can do: understanding surveillance capitalism & data trails 06:00 – Privacy literacy gaps: cookies, OAuth, data retention, corporate extraction 06:52 – Her work on civic tech: messaging tools for governments → broader participation 08:00 – Tech as a tool for good or harm: shifting responsibilities of modern builders 08:46 – Navigating today’s politics: resilient infrastructure and policy-aware tech 09:21 – The future: blending open-web values with privacy-first design 10:14 – Subcommunities & agency: tools for the small-scale, human-scale web 10:59 – Lessons for builders: early adopters vs mainstream; convenience must equal safety 12:07 – UX evolution: optimizing systems, not individual engagement metrics 13:00 – Final thoughts & closing ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Andreas Tsamados

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

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Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

An extemporary panel between Santi Siri and his friends Lane and Kurt exploring the challenges of the Digital Democracy. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ameen Soleimani

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

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Pol Lanski

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel with : ... Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Panel with : ... Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Fatemeh Fannizadeh

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Danny O'Brien

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights gathering. +4500 people united in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Consensys Diligence website: https://diligence.security/ Join us in building a free internet for all: Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Jan 9, 2026

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress by Web3Privacy Now is the world's largest cypherpunk and human rights event. 4500 people gathering in Buenos Aires to celebrate privacy with internet freedom leaders like Richard Stallman, Vitalik Buterin, Roger Dingledine, and Eva Galperin. Join us in building a free internet for all. Website: https://web3privacy.info/ Congress site: https://congress.web3privacy.info/

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Dec 9, 2025

Roman Storm from Tornado Cash sends a powerful message to Cypherpunk Congress participants. If you want to support Roman: http://freeromanstorm.com #privacy #freeeromanstorm #ethereum

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Dec 9, 2025

Legendary cryptographer made a special video-message to all new & old cypherpunks announcing productive way of countering potential AI-challenges - a collaboration between mixnets xx.network & Nym.

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Dec 9, 2025

Part of Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress #2 experience: http://congress.web3privacy.info

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Dec 9, 2025

Václav is a long-standing tech activist behind Logos stack (from Waku to Codex). Always being in the educational trenches. Helping builders, researchers, activists understand complexity behind decentralised stack, development challenges, and solutionist approach towards free internet. Watch, learn, then go build. https://x.com/vpavlin Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Václav & what he does at Logos 00:37 – Chaos agent mindset, hacking, bleeding-edge tech & why he avoids production code 01:20 – Overview of Logos: messaging, storage, consensus + activism & parallel systems 02:46 – Local circles, peaceful organizing & building parallel societies 03:53 – Zanzibar example: Raspberry Pi classroom & exit through the network 05:01 – Parallel Polis & building alternatives under authoritarianism 06:26 – Monopoly of violence question & whether network states can change it 07:54 – Nation-states failing, cracks in the system & why tools must be ready 09:34 – Ideal future vision: voluntary cooperation, forking governance, plurality 10:57 – Tribes, community, shared values & the spiritual dimension of network states 12:23 – What being a cypherpunk means today 14:40 – Advice to builders: local-first, decentralization properties, E2E everything 16:55 – Hot take: privacy is hard to sell/teach censorship resistance instead 19:02 – Why censorship resistance requires privacy. Final reflections & close ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Dec 9, 2025

UNITED IN PRIVACY The importance of collaboration 🧩🧩 featuring - Brewster Kahle x Internet Archive - T. Brown x Germnetwork - vpavlin, Logos_network - A. Ozdemir, Stanford, - Nanak Nihal, Human.tech - R. Fraser, BKC Harvard - Andy Guzman, Privacy Stewards of Ethereum - Jaromil, DyneOrg, - mosh x IPFS - Alexis Roussel, Nym - Alisher, Keycard. Only together are we strong. Shot by BabyBit at Cypherpunk Retreat — our exclusive C-level gathering organized with Protocol Labs.

Marina Markezic

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

In this interview, Marina from the European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) explains what six years of crypto advocacy in Brussels really looks like. She breaks down how MiCA will reshape both builders and users, what changes to expect from national supervisors across 27 EU member states, and why Europe has entered a “post-crypto regulatory era.” + Dora, network states, vision of a future internet and much more Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who Marina is & what EUCI does 01:20 – How EUCI started: MiCA, AML, travel rule, early EU work 03:00 – What EUCI works on today: tokenization, privacy, chat control 03:32 – How Brussels works: Commission, Council, Parliament 04:55 – Why MiCA matters & Europe’s post-crypto regulatory era 06:43 – How MiCA will change life for builders & users 08:00 – Centralized vs decentralized entities under MiCA 08:50 – What users will feel first: travel rule wallet checks 10:34 – What DORA is & why it affects centralized crypto services 11:40 – EU perspective on privacy: GDPR, EDPB guidance & blockchain conflicts 13:45 – AML package, self-hosted wallets & industry wins 14:55 – Chat control & why it matters for crypto communities 16:12 – Do policymakers know about network states? 18:00 – The Tuvalu example & digital statehood questions 19:31 – Marina’s future vision: safe, private, rights-respecting digital life ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

Jordi Pinyana (Vocdoni contributor) shares how a grassroots response to the 2017 Catalan referendum evolved into a production-ready, privacy-preserving voting stack. We cover: why democratic tooling needs UX as simple as “two clicks,” how Vocdoni’s ZK rollup aggregates votes and anchors proofs on Ethereum, real deployments (from unions and professional associations to a top football club’s global fan network), and why Europe’s eID roadmap could unlock mass adoption. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who is Jordi & what is Vocdoni 01:04 – Origin story: Catalan referendum & need for safe digital voting 02:18 – How it works (simple): protocol vs. web app 02:59 – Under the hood: ZK rollup, sequencers, recursion, auditability 04:47 – Why UX must be “two clicks” (grandma test) 05:41 – Real deployments: sports clubs, unions, associations, parties 06:34 – Case study: membership votes that moved national politics 07:36 – From tech to adoption: listening to users, not assumptions 08:58 – Surviving the long sales cycle: mission to money, services funding 09:56 – Beyond Catalonia: EU focus, public blockchain & eID wallet readiness 11:44 – Integrations with major civic platforms (city halls, Brazil, etc.) 12:40 – LATAM opportunity & pro-digital-voting momentum 13:40 – Why privacy is a pillar of democracy (vote, transact, speak) 15:31 – Cypherpunk spirit: open, break, improve for society 16:45 – A better internet: home servers, anonymity, no single choke points 17:52 – Closing ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

Academic researcher Alex Ozdemir talks about his path through Stanford, how he got into cryptography and privacy, and why he thinks the real job of academia is to work on problems that will matter in 20–30 years. He explains why secure computation is the most exciting topic in cryptography today, how it separates computation from control over data, and why we need a whole new software stack where every layer has security responsibilities. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who is Alex Ozdemir 00:24 – Academic background & transition from PhD to professor 00:47 – How Stanford shaped his interest in cryptography & decentralization 01:36 – What he studied: cryptography, compilation, verification 02:04 – Academia vs real world: working on problems 20-30 years ahead 02:56 – Hot topics: why secure computation is the future 03:34 – What secure computation actually changes (compute vs control) 04:13 – Real-world applications already emerging 04:36 – Learning cryptography: advice for beginners 05:16 – Should you go to academia? 05:55 – Recommended resources (Coursera, ZK guides, books) 06:39 – Advice for advanced learners: hacking libraries, Stanford CS355 07:28 – Alex’s upcoming professorship & research focus 08:01 – Why we need a full software stack for secure computation 08:44 – Main challenges: performance & deeply integrated security 09:46 – Revival of cypherpunk: then vs now 11:03 – Achievements and risks: TLS, encrypted messaging, decentralization 11:40 – Why cypherpunk matters more than ever 12:37 – Final question: imagining a private, secure future internet 13:03 – Alex’s vision: freedom from centralized control 13:29 – Closing remarks ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

In this Privacy Academy Interview, Alisher, UX designer at Status, Keycard, and Logos, explains why good UX is essential for real decentralization. He shares lessons from building privacy-first tools, shows the latest Keycard hardware wallet, and talks about how open-source design can make security simple and beautiful. Alisher also reflects on what it means to be a modern cypherpunk moving from Web2 big tech to privacy tech built on freedom, encryption, and self-hosting. Watch if you care about the intersection of design, privacy, and purpose. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Alisher & what he builds 00:55 – Overview of projects: Status, Keycard & Logos 02:00 – Why UX in Web3 feels so broken 02:36 – Decentralization vs simplicity: the UX tradeoff 03:31 – Designing for privacy vs convenience 04:23 – How to transition from Web2 to Web3 as a UX designer 05:37 – How to actually become great at UX (skills, mindset, habits) 06:56 – Talking to users: real stories from field testing Keycard 09:44 – Observing behavior vs listening to feedback 10:49 – Inside look: what is Keycard & how it works 12:17 – Hardware design, camera signing & modularity 13:41 – Why open-source design and transparency matter 14:48 – Prototyping, user feedback & community-driven design 16:04 – Price, accessibility & pre-orders for Keycard 17:30 – The importance of aesthetics in crypto hardware 18:10 – Favorite Web3 UX examples (Anytype, Rami, Circles) 19:41 – What makes good private UX 21:00 – From Big Tech to Cypherpunk: Alisher’s journey 22:42 – Building tools governments can’t shut down 23:52 – Mission-driven design & aligning work with values 24:25 – Closing thoughts ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Andy Guzman

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

Andy Guzman (PSE lead, Ethereum Foundation) explains how Ethereum’s privacy team evolved from early ZK experiments into a mission to make privacy seamless across the stack. He outlines PSE’s new focus on real-world problems, ecosystem coordination, and its roadmap pillars - Private Reads, Private Writes, and Private Proving - aiming for privacy-by-default UX and optional compliance. Andy shares a vision of self-sovereign money and identity, and a new, positive cypherpunk ethos: privacy as freedom, not secrecy. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Andy & PSE (Privacy for Ethereum’s app layer) 00:49 – PSE origins: from “Privacy & Scaling Explorations” to today 01:23 – Early outputs: rollup ideas, Semaphore, TLSNotary, early zkVM work 02:27 – Why shift to privacy focus now (ecosystem maturity, real needs) 03:30 – EF doubling down on privacy; 2025 pivot to problem - solution coordination 05:45 – What “privacy” means; layers (L1, L2, app) and PSE’s current scope 07:05 – Mapping the solution space: ZK, MPC, FHE, TEEs, threshold encryption, more 08:25 – Filling gaps: standards, shared practices, targeted tech to unblock teams 08:55 – PSE Roadmap: Private Reads, Private Writes, Private Proving 10:26 – How to contribute: read the roadmap, feedback, working groups 11:31 – Next 2-5 years: scaling, interoperability, privacy embedded by default 12:18 – Vision: most transfers & DeFi via privacy protocols; optional compliance 13:11 – Ideal web: self-sovereign assets & identity; cash-like private transfers 15:49 – Modern cypherpunk: privacy as a positive enabler (freedom, democracy) 17:56 – Wrap-up .. This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews - a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info/p/interviews A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Alexis Roussel

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

In this Privacy Academy Interview, Alexis Roussel COO of Nym reflects on building the Nym mixnet and what it takes to create real privacy infrastructure that lasts. He explains why privacy can’t exist alone, it’s collective, how decentralized VPNs can bridge Web2 and Web3, and why “privacy loves company.” Alexis shares lessons from building Nym, merging tech and politics, and imagining a future where open, decentralized infrastructure replaces legacy institutions. He also discusses the revival of the Cypherpunk movement, the concept of digital integrity, and how anonymity not just privacy might be the key to preserving freedom in the AI era. Timecodes 00:00 – Intro: Who is Alexis Roussel & his role at Nym Technologies 00:36 – Building Nym: Challenges of creating resilient privacy infrastructure 01:45 – Why Mixnets Matter: From end-to-end encryption to full anonymity 02:42 – Lesson #1: Privacy takes time tech & social maturity must align 03:15 – Lesson #2: Privacy is collective “Privacy loves company” & the small-fish analogy 04:05 – How to Bring People In: From HTTPS to TLS and how to scale privacy adoption 05:02 – Decentralized VPN: Bridging familiar UX with mixnet technology 06:10 – Merging Web2 & Web3: User experience, storytelling, and team culture inside Nym 07:45 – Imagining the Future: A free, secure internet and the next institutional revolution 09:55 – Bitcoin as a New Institution: Decentralized systems as future governance 11:05 – From Monarchies to Networks: How power and violence shift in a decentralized world 13:20 – Can Change Be Peaceful? Cultural differences & who leads the next revolution 16:00 – Hope in Latin America & Rojava: Global examples of digital sovereignty 18:00 – Three Steps for Users: Open-source tools, decentralized finance & digital rights 21:00 – Digital Integrity in Switzerland: Protecting the right to be offline & autonomous 24:00 – Revival of Cypherpunk: From early defeats to new alliances after Bitcoin 26:10 – Privacy vs Anonymity: Why we need anonymity for the small & transparency for the powerful 27:10 – From Cypherpunk to Solarpunk: Balancing defense and utopia in tech evolution 29:10 – Closing: Keeping humans at the center of technology and control ... This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

Hacker & philosopher Jaromil director of Dyne.org unpacks 20+ years of free/open-source building: from Linux distros and encryption tools to European research on identity, data privacy, and circular economy. We talk fun (yes, dance), burnout, why privacy is personal integrity, the comfort trap of spyware-by-default devices, today’s cypherpunk (powered by an explosion in applied cryptography), and a hopeful future where humans still understand machines - not the other way around. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Jaromil? Hacker, philosopher & Dyne.org director 01:03 – What Dyne.org Does: Free & open-source software, interdisciplinarity & sustainability 03:40 – Optimizing Code, Not Hardware: Making software efficient and long-lasting 05:30 – Dyne.org Projects Overview: Linux distros, encryption tools, EU research, and community 06:45 – Why Fun Matters in Privacy: Avoiding burnout & keeping joy in hacker culture 07:50 – Purpose Over Tech: Building software for people, not for hype or “tech for tech’s sake” 09:30 – Philosophical View on Privacy: Integrity, safe space, and friendship as privacy in action 11:00 – Privacy as Resistance to Self-Censorship: Why privacy enables growth and authenticity 12:30 – How the Web Changed: From early hacker culture to comfort-driven surveillance 15:20 – The Spyware Normalization: Why convenience made us accept being tracked 17:40 – Cypherpunk Today: Disillusionment, creativity, and the new wave of applied cryptography 21:20 – Bright Future (and Its Risks): Determinism, AI, and keeping humans in control of machines 23:50 – Closing Thoughts: Hope, awareness & keeping the hacker spirit alive .. This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

In this Privacy Academy Interview, Tessa Brown, CEO & co-founder of Germ Network, shares her unlikely path from creative writing and academia to building an end-to-end encrypted messenger. She talks about designing communication tools that respect consent, the importance of fun and accessibility in privacy tech, and how human-centered design can bridge the gap between creative culture and deep tech. Germ Network lets you connect without phone numbers, control who can reach you, and even chat privately via your Bluesky handle. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Tessa Brown & what is Germ Network 00:35 – What Germ does: End-to-end encrypted messaging & Bluesky integration 01:25 – From creative writing & academia to building deep tech 02:40 – How privacy and writing intersect: ownership, authorship & control 03:40 – The advertising model & how it manipulates relationships 04:35 – Why communication tools should be built around encryption 05:30 – The bridge between humanities & engineering: learning from both sides 06:40 – Accessibility, fun & why privacy tech must meet people where they are 07:45 – Becoming an entrepreneur: bravery, community & building in public 09:00 – Gender, queerness & diversity in tech and privacy spaces 10:25 – Rethinking privacy through interpersonal consent & boundaries 11:50 – Dreaming the future: a consensual internet where you control your access 13:00 – What being a “cypherpunk” means today 14:15 – Cultural picks: Octavia Butler, Orwell, sci-fi & finding focus in the attention economy 15:45 – Closing thoughts: privacy, joy & control in a distracted world .. This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Sam Hart

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Nov 9, 2025

Sam Hart (Other Internet, ex-Interchain Foundation; Timewave founder) reflects on 10+ years in crypto: how the culture shifted, why privacy adoption lags, and what it’ll take to build user-first, cross-chain apps that people actually use. We also dive into art × Web3 beyond NFTs, and a future where tech serves relationships, not the other way around. Timecodes 00:00 – Introduction: Who is Sam Hart & what is Other Internet 01:00 – From Cosmos to Timewave: a decade in crypto 02:05 – What Timewave is building: cross-chain ZK execution 03:20 – Choosing where your app runs: multi-chain design 04:15 – 10 years in crypto: from optimism to pragmatism 05:00 – Privacy progress (or lack thereof) and lessons learned 06:00 – How to move privacy adoption forward 07:10 – Why crypto must reconnect with real users 08:00 – Industry + privacy: strange but necessary allies 09:10 – The art background: what tech can learn from art 10:05 – Decentralized creativity: artists as early DAOs 11:00 – Protocols as performance art 12:00 – Beyond NFTs: rethinking art x Web3 13:00 – The missing layer: community & dialogue in crypto art 14:00 – Imagining the future: a private, liberated web 15:00 – What life looks like when privacy wins 16:00 – Closing thoughts: human time, not machine time .. This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews – a peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Learn more: https://academy.web3privacy.info A W3PN Media House production. Directed by Federico Marchi https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interview by Peter Farbey https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In this presentation, we describe in detail how non-local redundancy is implemented in the Swarm peer-to-peer network. Among other things, we show how to apply classic Reed-Solomon erasure codes to files in Swarm, discuss security levels of data availability and derive their respective parameterisations, describe a construct that enables cross-neighbourhood redundancy for singleton chunks to complete erasure coding, and explore alternative retrieval strategies applicable to erasure-coded files and their impact on latency as well as price of retrieval. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Decentralized storage promises data permanence, censorship resistance, and trustless access—but poor UX is holding it back. While protocols like IPFS, Arweave, and Filecoin provide the technical backbone for decentralized file storage, users and developers struggle with complex retrieval, unclear incentives, and unreliable access. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Costanza Gallo, Ann Brody

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This talk would explore the original cypherpunk ethos from an Anthropological lens discuss how it can evolve to stay relevant by considering the evolving global scenarios: to remain relevant, cypherpunk principles must expand beyond technical resistance alone and engage with broader societal concerns from a social science lens. It will argue for reframing privacy and censorship resistance as essential to collective safety and freedom, and for cypherpunk values to break from web3 discourse and gain a central place in the broad mainstream discourse. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Hudson Jameson

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

An often overlooked element of securing your digital assets is determining how paranoid you should be. Many times users go down rabbit holes of complicated schemes to backup and protect their wallets which ultimately causes complications when they need to access them. However, there are situations where you may be in a position of power or public identification that you need to go deeper. Do you need to secure your assets like Vitalik does or like my Mom does? Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Manu Alzuru

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In a world increasingly divided by extremes, the traditional structures of governance and political ideology no longer seem to offer the solutions we need. This talk will explore the potential of decentralized systems and cryptography to create new models for governance that break away from conventional dichotomies. Drawing from my experiences with pop-up cities, experiments in trust networks, and the growing need for decentralized approaches to communication and coordination, I will explore how peer-to-peer networks, zero-knowledge technologies, and open-source principles can build more transparent, resilient, and inclusive societies. We’ll discuss the philosophical implications of decentralized governance, and how these systems can transcend the binary conflict between the extreme left and right by focusing on common values of trust, security, and privacy. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Gavin Wood

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Blockchain tech can be more than just a ledger: it can be a scalable global computing network, moving away from transaction-centric blockchain design into a decentralised computer one, changing usage patterns, development patterns and tooling. The Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM) is a new protocol aiming to make the usage of blockchain core radically un-opinionated, and to enhance the scalability and efficiency of blockchain networks. By enabling parallel data processing and reducing redundancy, JAM enables seamless collaboration between different applications, storing all application states in a shared environment. This approach facilitates more efficient data accumulation and consensus mechanisms, leading to improved performance and resource utilization. The adoption of JAM represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology: offering a pathway toward more scalable and robust decentralized systems. It is a forward-looking discussion on the future of Web3: showing blockchains can go beyond transactions, enabling decentralized computing with continuous execution flow. Gavin will provide an update on the latest developments on JAM, including achieved milestones by teams working around the JAM Implementer’s Prize, the JAM toaster and JAM tart, an exciting onchain Execution of DOOM which showcases JAM’s potential, and how to apply any application onchain: even those that don't resemble a blockchain/L2. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Jaya Klara Brekke

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

The public and private are not opposites, they are complementary: privacy is needed to sustain the security and integrity of people as well as infrastructure that serve the public good. This workshop will demo working code for running Libp2p traffic through Nym, built with the Nym Rust SDK. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Ira Nezhynska

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This design workshop is for developers-turned-founders who are launching their product to market and want to set it up for successful early adoption among non-technical users. After a few exercises and a bit of theory, you'll leave home fully equipped with tactics and knowledge to: - communicate your hyper-complex product with clarity to those who don't (and don't need to) understand your tech in order to start using it daily and refer it to their friends - differentiate your product not with the features (aka, tech race) but through user aspirations and what matters in their lives - use symbols and styles to trigger a wider range of emotional and sensorial responses from the first interaction moment. This workshop is a blend of product reputation reverse-engineering, user research, storytelling and visual communication. Please, note, that this workshop is NOT for those who: - are deep in the lab/experimentation mode and are not emotionally ready to turn their tech innovation into a product on the market. - are developing dev tools. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We will explore the dynamic intersection of delegation and DAOs, concepts driving the future of decentralized governance. Delegation enables more efficient decision-making and distribution of power within DAOs but comes with its risks and challenges both from the delegate and delegator sides. We will dive into how delegation structures work in DAOs and the challenges they pose to traditional hierarchical models from a legal perspective, examining possible legal risks in governance delegation and how to mitigate them. We'll look at real-world examples of successful DAOs and how they leverage delegation to foster innovation, transparency, and collaboration in the decentralized ecosystem, analyzing the particular role of delegates in these ecosystems, and legal measures taken by those ecosystems. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Waku is a generalized peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocol stack built on libp2p. It provides secure, decentralized messaging and is used by projects like Status, Railgun, and The Graph. An emerging idea is a Waku-based service marketplace, where developers can pay independent providers to deliver infrastructure services, such as querying historic messages, directly to their users off-chain. Using a marketplace instead of running their own nodes reduces complexity for dapp developers, avoids single points of failure, and improves decentralization. Additionally, users could interact with the marketplace directly, choosing providers without relying on the dApp developer. Marketplace consumers would maintain a reputation system to filter out providers with poor service. The marketplace concept is still in early stages. This talk presents the idea, outlines key challenges, and invites technical feedback. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We develop and apply epistemic tests to various decentralized governance methods as well as to study the impact of participation. These tests probe the ability to reach a correct outcome when there is one. We find that partial abstention is a strong governance method from an epistemic standpoint compared to alternatives such as various forms of “transfer delegation” in which voters explicitly transfer some or all of their voting rights to others. We make a stronger case for multi-step transfer delegation than is present in previous work but also demonstrate that transfer delegation has inherent epistemic weaknesses. We show that enhanced direct participation, voters exercising their own voting rights, can have a variety of epistemic impacts, some very negative. We identify governance conditions under which additional direct participation is guaranteed to do no epistemic harm and is likely to increase the probability of making correct decisions. In light of the epistemic challenges of voting-based decentralized governance, we consider the possible supplementary use of prediction markets, auctions, and AI agents to improve outcomes. All these results are significant because epistemic performance matters if entities such as DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) wish to compete with organizations that are more centralized. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Blockchains today are decentralized networks of fat servers. Rollups also operate on fat servers for sequencing and proving. The vast majority of users of these systems run thin clients that always interact through these servers, an architecture that (1) fails to leverage the local compute capability (2) rely on (decentralised) middlemen for interaction, necessitating transaction fees for middlemen incentivisation. This talk introduces coordination-avoidance as a paradigm shift in decentralized computing. Instead of enforcing global consensus, coordination-avoidance enables direct P2P execution among users that operate local-first clients. This paradigm unlocks a new design space for applications that benefit from decentralization, high responsiveness, and safety at the same time. I will discuss how DRP (Distributed Real-time Programs), a new Internet protocol, constructs a new kind of BFT state from consensus-free P2P networks. This approach enables applications with novel economic models that are impractical for any existing client-server architectures, regardless if the servers are decentralised. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

This talk explores the similarities and distinctions between data availability (DA), confirmation, and settlement layers. While these layers are often discussed as separate components, they frequently function as variations of a consensus protocol. We’ll dive deep into the technical properties each layer requires and the consensus optimizations each one prioritizes. Using real-world examples—including CometBFT, HotShot, EigenDA, Gasper, and Ethereum 3-Slot Finality—we’ll evaluate whether these layers are truly distinct or simply different approaches to the same underlying concept. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Current DAG-based BFT protocols face a critical trade-off: certified DAGs provide strong security guarantees but require additional rounds of communication to progress the DAG construction, while uncertified DAGs achieve lower latency at the cost of either reduced resistance to adversarial behaviour or higher communication costs. We present Starfish, a partially synchronous DAG-based BFT protocol that achieves the security properties of certified DAGs, the efficiency of uncertified approaches and linear amortized communication complexity. The key innovation is Encoded Cordial Dissemination, a push-based dissemination strategy that combines Reed-Solomon erasure coding with Data Availability Certificates (DACs). Each of the $n=3f+1$ validators disseminates complete transaction data for its own blocks while distributing encoded shards for others' blocks, enabling efficient data reconstruction with just $f+1$ shards. Building on the previous uncertified DAG BFT commit rule, Starfish extends it to efficiently verify data availability through committed leader blocks serving as DACs. For large enough transaction data, this design allows Starfish to achieve $O(n)$ amortized communication complexity per committed transaction byte. Experimental evaluation against state-of-the-art DAG BFT protocols demonstrates Starfish's robust performance under steady-state and Byzantine scenarios. Our results show that strong Byzantine fault tolerance, high performance, and low communication complexity can coexist in DAG BFT protocols, making Starfish particularly suitable for large-scale distributed ledger deployments. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Moderation in peer-to-peer networks is often seen as incompatible with decentralization. Healthy, resilient distributed systems need tools to reduce spam and harmful behavior - without central authorities. Starting from an overview of existing approaches, we move into specific considerations for for peer-to-peer code collaboration tool radicle. How can cryptographic identities and social trust graphs enable collaborative moderation, reputation management, and abuse mitigation, all while preserving permissionless participation? None of this can be discussed without exploring the philosophical tension between openness and governance in decentralized content networks. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Rebased rollups introduce a novel paradigm blending the advantages of based and non-based rollups to provide synchronous composability, credible neutrality, and reduced latency without incurring the full cost and latency penalties associated with Ethereum-based rollups. By becoming "based on-demand" for durations shorter than a full Ethereum slot, rebased rollups efficiently utilize Ethereum’s existing proposer set to facilitate faster transaction confirmations and increased throughput. This presentation explores the technical challenges posed by current Layer 2 (L2) rollups, particularly fragmentation and loss of synchronous composability, and analyzes existing solutions including mesh and hub-based approaches, highlighting their limitations concerning credible neutrality and economic security. We present rebased rollups as a practical solution, detailing their architecture, security trade-offs, and mechanisms such as preconfirmations and dynamic attestation tracking. We conclude by outlining how rebased rollups horizontally scale economic security and transaction throughput, providing Ethereum-aligned synchronous composability with latency comparable to centralized sequencers, ultimately balancing decentralization, neutrality, performance, and cost-effectiveness for the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Just when we thought the biggest bottleneck in P2P networking was reaching complex consensus mechanisms or generating efficient proofs, we realized that the fundamental networking protocol stack itself is one of them. Join this session to explore the latest open proposals for optimizing GossipSub in libp2p. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

The Bybit hack earlier this year, where attackers compromised the AWS-hosted Safe frontend and tricked Bybit into signing malicious transaction resulting in the loss of $1.4 billion, highlighted a longstanding problem: the web—and by extension, (d)apps—is fundamentally built trust rather than verification. This talk will examine how IPFS can be used to distribute web applications in a way that reduces these risks. By using content addressing and local verification, developers can ensure users load exactly the code that was published, minimizing reliance on trust-based distribution. We’ll cover best practices for deploying dapps to IPFS, focusing on recent advancements to enable native IPFS support in browsers by leaning on HTTP as the foundation for interoperability. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

We propose a novel approach to blockchain security through concurrent runtime assertions - a modified EVM that enables real-time customized transaction validation alongside execution. By introducing an extended runtime environment applied to the current network's state, this system allows developers to define invariants about their protocols. These invariants are continuously verified, running in parallel to transaction execution, enabling immediate detection and prevention of security violations. Allowing for embedded security is a paradigm shift which fundamentally changes the way we approach blockchain safety, while maintaining transaction throughput through parallel validation. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

What happens when you start treating your core devs as customers, and build out specialized tooling, platforms and processes to make their work easier and their lives better? In this talk, I’ll share how the Platforms engineering team at OP Labs identified the pain points that Protocol devs face when working with the OP Stack (especially around testing and releases) and built dedicated devnets tooling, new E2E testing frameworks, and updated release pipelines to speed up our release cadence and improve our confidence in OP Stack releases and hardforks. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Ekaterina Riazantseva

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

As the Ethereum ecosystem evolves, so do the challenges of monitoring and comparing protocol implementations. While Ethereum’s Consensus and Execution specifications serve as a foundation, each client independently defines its own metrics. This divergence complicates everything from DevOps monitoring to core development comparisons and research simulations. In this talk, we will explore the efforts behind PeerDAS and FOCIL metrics standardization, showcasing real-world examples of how unified metrics can streamline feature delivery, improve cross-client validation, and empower researchers to run consistent simulations. By highlighting the successes and pitfalls encountered while building these metrics, we will demonstrate why standardized metrics are essential to maintaining Ethereum’s robust and innovative environment. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

In this talk, we will answer all your questions regarding go-ethereum, how we view ourselves, how we think about the protocol, how to maintain criticial infrastructure, future ideas we're excited for and more. Come and bring your hardest questions! Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

Andrew Macpherson

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Most data storage systems have a way to automatically decide the physical location that data will be stored. (That's why, for example, you don't have to calculate something about sectors and tracks when you save a file on your computer.) If you do automatic allocation in decentralised storage, then you also need to automate the system that distributes payments to the service providers — Filecoin-style manual peer to peer negotiation is not possible. What is needed is a mechanism in the sense of microeconomic theory. This mechanism needs to have good properties if it is to foster a healthy service provider population and deliver good service and efficient prices to users. I'll give an introduction to this subject in the context of the EthSwarm Protocol. In EthSwarm, as well as providing a fixed amount of capacity, service providers must buy revenue shares from a contract at a fixed price in a kind of Tullock contest. Perhaps surprisingly, even though this allocation system has nothing to do with the amount or quality of service provided, under good conditions it results in revenue share flowing to more efficient operators, resulting in more competitive pricing. Target Audience: people researching and building decentralised services Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2025

Proof-of-stake consensus protocols often rely on distributed randomness beacons (DRBs) to generate randomness for leader selection. This work analyses the manipulability of Ethereum's DRB implementation, RANDAO, in its current consensus mechanism. Even with its efficiency, RANDAO remains vulnerable to manipulation through the deliberate omission of blocks from the canonical chain. Previous research has shown that economically rational players can withhold blocks - known as a block withholding attack or selfish mixing - when the manipulated RANDAO outcome yields greater financial rewards. We introduce and evaluate a new manipulation strategy, the RANDAO forking attack. Unlike block withholding, whereby validators opt to hide a block, this strategy relies on selectively forking out an honest proposer's block to maximize transaction fee revenues and block rewards. In this paper, we draw attention to the fact that the forking attack is significantly more harmful than selfish mixing for two reasons. Firstly, it exacerbates the unfairness among validators. More importantly, it significantly undermines the reliability of the blockchain for the average user by frequently causing already published blocks to be forked out. By doing so, the attacker can fork the chain without losing slots, and we demonstrate that these are later fully compensated for. Our empirical measurements, investigating such manipulations on Ethereum mainnet, revealed no statistically significant traces of these attacks to date. Protocol Berg v2 12-13 June 2025 Berlin https://v2.protocol.berlin

ETHSofia · Oct 9, 2025

Genuine DeFi: The Uncelebrated, Yet Critical, Evaluation Process TokenBrice (The DeFi Collective) Why Assessing Decentralization Stages Is the Unsexy Key to DeFi Learn more from the interview with Token Brice here: https://www.ethsofia.com/blog/tokenbrice And check out the website of the DeFi Collective here: https://deficollective.org/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Overview of Centralization Issues in DeFi and Radiant Protocol Hack 01:45 Introduction to the DeFi Collective and Its Mission 05:59 Explanation of DeFiScan and the Decentralization Assessment Framework 08:28 Demo of DeFiScan's Assessment 11:55 Community Involvement and Review Incentives for DeFiScan 13:15 Q&A This video was recorded during the ETHSofia Conference and Hackathon - October 17-19, 2024. ETHSofia is THE crypto tech conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, bringing together enthusiasts, developers, researchers, and academia focused on Ethereum and other L1 chains. The conference is supported by the Ethereum Foundation and made possible by the generous contributions of industry leaders. For more information, please visit: https://www.ethsofia.com/ 🌍Join the community: X (Twitter): https://x.com/ETHSofiaBG Telegram: https://t.me/+_i70pgfFHjBkMjZk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethsofia/ #TokenBrice #TheDeFiCollective #ETHSofia #ETHConference #EthereumConference #ethereumcrommunity

Tomasz Stanczak

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this insightful talk at Pragma Singapore 2024, Tomasz Stanczak, Founder of Nethermind, dives deep into how MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) is shaping the evolution and scaling of Ethereum. Tomasz explores the interplay between MEV, Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 2 (L2) performance, validator behavior, client implementation, and decentralization design across the Ethereum ecosystem. Discover how MEV drives innovation in execution clients, encourages solo staking, impacts block propagation, and informs fork choice rules, PBS design, and Rollup decentralization. The talk also highlights ongoing Ethereum upgrades, including Proto-Danksharding, EIP-4844, and the role of based rollups, preconfirmations, and Commit-Boost. 00:00 Intro: MEV and Ethereum Scaling 01:00 MEV Drives L1 Performance and Client Innovation 02:52 Validators, MEV, and Client Optimization 03:52 Ethereum Roadmap and Proto-Danksharding 05:33 Nethermind’s GigaGas and EVM Speed Gains 07:19 Solo Staking with Raspberry Pi and DVT Adoption 09:01 MEV and L2 Decentralization Tradeoffs 10:41 Designing Decentralized L2 Sequencers 11:46 MEV as a Practical Incentive for Decentralization 12:22 Exploring PBS Designs for Rollups 13:00 L2 Growth, TVL, and Scaling via Rollups 13:40 L2Beat Criticism and Push for Decentralization 14:47 Based Rollups, Preconfirmations, and Commit-Boost 16:07 Commit-Boost: Open Design for Preconfirmations 16:41 MEV’s Impact on Validator Geography 17:49 Timing Games and Validator Delay Tactics 18:28 EIP-7732 and Enshrined PBS 18:59 Validator Distribution and Signal Latency 19:33 Censorship Resistance Driven by MEV 20:40 Block Builder Centralization via MEV 21:17 Multi-block MEV and Auction Analysis Wrap-up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *Pragma Singapore* Pragma Singapore 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place September 19, 2024 at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Pragma Singapore 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Singapore playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6z0saYJnVdgXWfz-vaoEYx&si=uavhkhF5Kc8XBoLv ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Tomasz Stanczak* X: https://x.com/tkstanczak ✅ *Follow Nethermind* X: https://x.com/NethermindEth ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Hart Lambur

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

At Pragma Singapore 2024, Hart Lambur, co-founder of Across and UMA, dives into how cross-chain intents are revolutionizing interoperability in Web3. In this visionary talk, Hart introduces ERC-7683, a new standard co-authored with Uniswap to create seamless, fast, and cost-effective cross-chain user experiences. Learn how intent-based architecture enables instant bridging, eliminates latency, improves user experience, and reduces the cost and complexity of moving assets across chains. Hart explains the mechanics behind intent-based bridging, solver networks, and settlement layers, and shares how Across achieves less than 3-second fill times, enabling Web2-like speeds on Ethereum L2s. Discover how this architecture powers future-proof interoperability across L2s, Superchains, Arbitrum Orbit, Optimism, Scroll, Polygon CDK, and more—all while preserving decentralization, security, and scalability. 00:00 Intro to Cross-Chain UX Problems 00:47 Ethereum Scaling Success Post-Dencun 02:03 Bridging UX Is Still Terrible 03:14 What Users Really Want with Interop 04:18 Across Demo and Web2-Like Bridging UX 05:00 Intent-Based UX Integration in dApps 05:33 Why Messaging-Based Bridges Fall Short 07:18 Stop Sending Messages, Use Intents 08:30 Intent Architecture: How It Works 09:36 Intent Layers: Intent, Solver, Settlement 10:44 Across Speed Benchmark vs Stargate 11:57 Security Benefits of Intent Architectures 12:32 Batch Verification Lowers Costs 13:44 Cost Comparison: Intents vs Traditional 14:57 ERC-7683: Standardizing Cross-Chain Intents 16:09 Benefits of Open Standards for Solvers 17:25 Avoiding Ethereum Ecosystem Fragmentation 18:34 Superchain Interop Using ERC-7683 19:11 Across Roadmap: Fast, Cheap, Day-One Intents 20:03 Closing Remarks and Contact _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *Pragma Singapore* Pragma Singapore 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place September 19, 2024 at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Pragma Singapore 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Singapore playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6z0saYJnVdgXWfz-vaoEYx&si=uavhkhF5Kc8XBoLv ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Hart Lambur X: https://x.com/hal2001 ✅ *Follow Across* X: https://x.com/AcrossProtocol ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Pedro Gomes

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Pedro Gomes, co-founder of WalletConnect and Director at the newly launched WalletConnect Foundation, joins Pragma Singapore 2024 to share major updates shaping the future of wallets, Web3 connectivity, and decentralized infrastructure. In this exclusive fireside chat, Pedro unveils the launch of the WalletConnect Network and $WALLET token, along with the formation of Reon—a rebranded company focused on SDK innovation. Discover how WalletConnect evolved from a single SDK to a global protocol powering billions of connections between wallets and dApps. Learn about their new governance model, roadmap to full decentralization, node operator incentives, token distribution on Optimism, and the future of wallet UX across ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, and Polkadot. 00:00 Intro to Pedro Gomes and WalletConnect 00:41 WalletConnect Foundation Launch Announcement 02:01 Why Decentralize WalletConnect Now 03:09 The 2023 Protocol Upgrade That Made It Possible 04:19 Introducing Reon: The New Wallet SDK Brand 05:59 SDK Ecosystem Growth and Node Operator Roles 07:05 Foundation’s Role in Setting Wallet Standards 08:05 Signing, Smart Sessions, and UX Optimization 09:39 Wallet SDK Collaboration vs. Competition 10:44 Neutral Standards and Foundation Governance 11:47 Lessons from Building and Rebuilding WalletConnect 13:25 How the WalletConnect Network Will Be Decentralized 15:00 Why Wallets Need Sustainable Business Models 16:04 Why the Token Is on Ethereum + Distributed on Optimism 17:49 How Node Operators Will Join the Network 18:56 Governance Strategy and Phased DAO Control 20:34 Final Goals: Staking, Transferability, App Fees 22:12 Closing Thoughts and What to Expect in 2025 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇸🇬 *Pragma Singapore* Pragma Singapore 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place September 19, 2024 at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Pragma Singapore 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Singapore playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6z0saYJnVdgXWfz-vaoEYx&si=uavhkhF5Kc8XBoLv ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Pedro Gomes* X: https://x.com/pedrouid ✅ *Follow WalletConnect* X: https://x.com/WalletConnect ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

n this insightful presentation from Pragma San Francisco 2024, Kautuk Kundan, founder of Stackr Labs, dives deep into the debate between general-purpose and application-specific blockchain systems. Explore critical insights into Ethereum, Solana, rollups, ZK VMs, domain-specific chains, and the rise of custom L2 solutions. Understand the trade-offs in scalability, decentralization, efficiency, resource allocation, and value capture strategies. Ideal for developers, blockchain enthusiasts, and crypto industry professionals exploring rollups, blockchain infrastructure, and decentralized application (dApp) optimization. 00:00 Intro - General Purpose vs App-Specific Systems 00:49 Speaker Intro - Kautuk Kundan & Stackr Labs Overview 01:18 General vs Specific Systems Explained with Examples 02:11 Defining General Purpose & App-Specific Systems 02:40 Advantages of General Purpose Systems (Ethereum, Solana) 03:38 Limitations of General Purpose Blockchains & ZK VMs 04:32 Benefits of App-Specific Blockchain Systems 05:29 Innovation Examples from App-Specific Systems (Formula 1) 05:58 Examples of App-Specific Chains & ZKMs (dYdX, Cairo, Noir) 06:30 Challenges & Limitations of App-Specific Systems 07:23 Common Issues: Silos, Niches & Resource Intensiveness 08:19 Finding Balance: Domain-Specific Chains as a Solution 09:14 Domain-Specific Chains Defined & Explained 09:43 Benefits & Examples of Domain-Specific Blockchains (OP Stack) 10:40 The Future: App-Specific Chains with Better UX & Tooling 11:06 Rise of Domain & App-Specific Chains in Blockchain 11:35 How to Choose Between General & App-Specific Systems 12:28 Evaluating Resource Costs for Blockchain Projects 13:21 Path to Building an App Chain (Decision Mindmap) 13:47 App-to-App Chain Cycle Explained (John Sharp Model) 14:12 Real-World Examples of App-to-General Chain Evolution (AO) 14:44 Stackr Labs SDK Overview - Custom L2 Rollups 15:14 Why Projects Launch Custom L2s: Value & Revenue Capture 15:43 Revenue Data: Sequencer Fees & Value Capture 16:11 Decentralization Issues with Custom L2 Sequencers 16:38 "Fat App" Thesis: Shifting Value Capture to Applications 17:03 Cost-Benefit Analysis: App Chains, Domain Chains & Sequencing 17:30 Value Capture Examples: Blast & App-Specific Sequencing 17:58 Final Thoughts & Advice for Blockchain Infrastructure Devs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Kautuk Kundan* X: https://x.com/Kautukkundan ✅ *Follow the Stackr Labs* X: https://x.com/0xStackr ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Rushi Manche from Movement Labs and Kartik Talwar from ETHGlobal in this insightful fireside chat at Pragma San Francisco 2024. Discover how Movement Labs is leveraging Move VM, an innovative blockchain programming environment developed originally by Facebook's Diem project, to overcome Ethereum’s scalability and security challenges. Explore key topics including Move's advantages over Solidity, high-throughput execution, formal verification, EVM compatibility, modular blockchain architectures, and the future of decentralized application (dApp) development. 00:00 Intro: Fireside Chat with Rushi Manche & Kartik Talwar 00:49 Rushi's Journey: Dropping Out & Starting Movement Labs 01:19 From Solidity to Rust: Early Blockchain Experiences 01:51 Facebook Diem & Inspiration Behind Move VM 02:22 Movement Labs: Combining Ethereum Security & Move VM 02:46 Understanding Alternate Execution Environments 03:12 Why Ethereum's EVM Struggles with Scalability 03:38 Introduction to Move VM & SVM for Scalability 04:06 High Throughput Execution: Move's Key Advantage 04:36 Why Choose Move VM? Facebook, Diem, & Regulatory Issues 05:30 Prioritizing Security: Solidity Issues & Move VM Solutions 06:30 Can Move VM Prevent Common Smart Contract Hacks? 07:28 Move's Runtime Safety & Preventing Integer Overflows 07:58 Move VM's Proven Security Track Record 08:27 BlockSTM: How Move Enables High Throughput Transactions 08:55 Improving Developer Experience (DevX) with Move 09:22 Simplifying Smart Contract Deployment & Security 09:49 Transitioning Developers from Solidity to Move VM 10:17 Growth & Developer Adoption of Move VM vs Solidity 11:18 Why Developers Are Shifting to Rust & Move 12:18 EVM Compatibility & Bridging with Movement Labs 12:44 Ethereum's Future: Alternative Execution Environments 13:40 Solidity (EVM) vs. Move (Rust) Analogy (PHP vs JavaScript) 14:37 Running Solidity Smart Contracts on Move VM 15:03 Modularity vs Scalability in Blockchain Explained 15:30 Movement Labs & Modular Blockchain Solutions 15:58 Movement Labs' Vision: Move VM Across Multiple Chains 16:58 Balancing Decentralization & Scalability with Move VM 17:51 Optional Decentralization & Security Levels Explained 18:16 Flexible Security: Choosing Between L1 & L2 18:37 Movement Labs Roadmap, Testnet & Mainnet Timeline _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Rushi Manche* X: https://x.com/rushimanche ✅ *Follow Movement Labs* X: https://x.com/movementlabsxyz ✅ Follow the Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Dieter Shirley, Chief Architect of Flow Foundation, and Kartik Talwar from ETHGlobal, in a deep dive into Flow's major Crescendo upgrade. Learn how Flow now supports EVM compatibility within Cadence, dramatically enhancing blockchain interoperability, developer flexibility, and user experiences. Dieter shares insights from his extensive experience with CryptoKitties, smart contract scalability, and designing blockchains for mainstream adoption. Discover how Flow's architectural innovations offer unmatched speed, scalability, and decentralization. 00:00 Introduction: Dieter Shirley & Flow's Major Upgrade 00:41 Celebrating ETHGlobal's Impact & History 01:58 Exploring Trade-offs in Blockchain Development 02:25 Flow's Major Crescendo Network Upgrade 03:18 How Flow Built an Early Data Availability Layer 03:55 Flow's Improved Speed & Scalability Metrics 04:23 Cadence 1.0: The Next-gen Smart Contract Language 04:52 Introducing EVM Equivalence on Flow Blockchain 06:30 Why Flow Adopted EVM Despite Cadence Advantages 08:06 Technical Approach: Running EVM Inside Cadence 09:49 How Flow EVM Uses Efficient Native State Storage 10:27 Impact on Cross-chain Infrastructure Providers 10:57 New Opportunities for EVM-first Developers 11:27 Enhancing Solidity with Cadence Extensions 12:34 Advanced Features Exclusive to Cadence vs. Solidity 13:38 Example: Atomic Multi-call Transactions in Cadence 15:06 Benefits for Native Cadence Developers from EVM 16:38 How Flow Attracts Mainstream Crypto Adoption 17:40 Advice on Building Consumer-friendly Blockchain Apps 20:03 Balancing User Friction & Motivating Features 20:42 Flow EVM: Implications for Ethereum Ecosystem 22:23 The Superior Developer Experience of Cadence 22:56 Flow Foundation's Long-term Vision & North Star 24:35 Decentralization as Core Promise of Flow Blockchain 25:45 Conclusion: Building Sustainable Apps on Flow _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Dieter Shirley* X: https://x.com/dete73 ✅ *Follow Flow Foundation* X: https://x.com/flow_blockchain ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Simon Baksys

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Simon Baksys, VP of Business Development at LayerZero Labs, explores why crypto interoperability must prioritize decentralization, permissionlessness, immutability, and censorship resistance. From Bitcoin and Ethereum to LayerZero, Simon discusses the critical principles necessary for blockchain innovation to thrive. Learn about the challenges of fragmented blockchain ecosystems, why interoperability matters, and how LayerZero’s protocol is bridging 90+ chains with true decentralization and security. 00:50 LayerZero Overview & Personal Reflections 01:50 Why Principles Matter in Blockchain Innovation 02:36 Bitcoin's Revolutionary Impact & Adoption Journey 03:59 Ethereum's Decentralized Smart Contract Revolution 05:18 LayerZero: The Internet of Blockchains Explained 05:55 Vitalik's Core Principles for Decentralization 07:03 Importance of Permissionless & Censorship Resistance 07:46 Lessons from Mt. Gox, FTX & Wormhole Failures 09:19 The Reality & Challenges of Multi-chain Ecosystems 10:30 Fragmentation Issues in Today's Blockchain Landscape 11:11 Solving Crypto Fragmentation with True Interoperability 12:19 Why Crypto Needs Strong Opinions on Technology 13:22 Building Interop Standards & User Experience in Crypto 14:00 LayerZero's Customization & Decentralization Vision 14:30 The Need for Unified Blockchain Standards 15:12 Final Call: Prioritize Principles, Care, and Innovation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma San Francisco* Pragma San Francisco 2024 was a special gathering of founders and builders that took place October 16th and 17th at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. Pragma San Francisco 2024 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma San Francisco playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4LcwDpGf_itZrAu7XRNb07&si=3x3y9J3avgNTITUe ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Simon Baksys* X: https://x.com/Bakxys ✅ *Follow LayerZero* X: https://x.com/LayerZero_Core ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Join Misha Putiatin, Co-Founder of Symbiotic, as he delves into the heart of shared security and how Symbiotic is helping decentralized networks evolve without sacrificing robust security. In this talk from Pragma Denver 2025, Misha explains why launching new L1s or rollups can be prohibitively expensive and operationally complex, leading many teams to centralize or remain siloed. Discover how shared security can eliminate these barriers by allowing networks to share validators, capital, and risk management frameworks, enabling developers to focus on fast-paced innovation instead of re-inventing security primitives. If you’re seeking insights on orchestrating interoperability, capital efficiency, and trustless governance, this session offers a clear path to coordinating the chaos in Web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma Denver* Pragma Denver 2025 was held on February 25th at ReelWorks in Denver, Colorado and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Denver YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. 00:00 Introduction & Bringing Misha On Stage 00:13 The State of Crypto: Meme Coins & Infrastructure Robustness 01:15 Difficulties Launching New Decentralized Networks 02:30 Why Security Remains a Bottleneck 04:00 Centralization Risks & Siloed Token Models 05:20 Shared Security Vision & Capital Efficiency 07:00 Coordinating Operators & Reusable Primitives 08:30 Harnessing Permissionless Oracles & Price Feeds 10:15 Making Security a Non-Competitive Standard 12:00 Universal UX & Removing Barriers to Launch 13:20 Conclusion & Next Steps for Shared Security _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Misha Putiatin* X: https://x.com/Psalom ✅ Follow *Symbiotic* X: https://x.com/symbioticfi ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vitalik Buterin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Vitalik Buterin joins Kartik Talwar for a wide-ranging fireside chat at Pragma Taipei 2025, covering Ethereum's technical roadmap, developer ecosystem challenges, and governance evolution. They discuss VM improvements, rollup strategies, blob pricing economics, and the Ethereum Foundation's shifting role in the growing ecosystem. The conversation explores practical solutions for protocol upgrades, developer tooling gaps, and balancing innovation with decentralization principles in Ethereum's next phase. 00:00 - Introduction and Pragma Taipei reflections 01:19 - Evolution of Ethereum developer tooling 03:34 - Potential for Solidity-focused LLMs 04:10 - Emerging application trends in web3 06:25 - Discussion on platform lock-in and walled gardens 08:40 - Incentivizing open development practices 10:12 - Wallet standards and recovery mechanisms 12:24 - Ethereum Foundation's role in wallet development 15:24 - Emerging layers in Ethereum's tech stack 20:28 - Modernizing Solidity and smart contract patterns 23:22 - ZK integration and VM improvements 24:22 - Oracle functionality and external data access 26:45 - Developer experience with REST APIs 28:01 - Missing developer tools in Ethereum ecosystem 29:46 - Multi-VM support on L2s 31:35 - Reflections on EWASM and RISC-V potential 34:14 - Speeding up Ethereum upgrades 36:19 - Fork frequency and coordination challenges 37:25 - Prioritizing protocol improvements 39:36 - Native vs based rollups explained 43:03 - Blob pricing economics 46:14 - Improving governance signaling 49:22 - Protocol change reversibility 50:57 - Ethereum Foundation's evolving role _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇼 *Pragma Taipei* Pragma Taipei 2025 was held on April 3rd at POPOP in Taipei, Taiwan and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Taipei YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6IqrWMBhjCpt71tIl7u5-7&si=nlnpHicBdZfexp3U ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin ✅ Follow the Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar, Jordi Baylina

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat at Pragma Prague 2025, Kartik Talwar sits down with Jordi Baylina, co-founder of Polygon and technical lead of Polygon ZKVM, to explore cutting-edge zero-knowledge technology. They discuss real-time proof generation, hardware optimizations, the revolutionary potential of obfuscation technology, and critical questions around decentralization in L2 ecosystems. Baylina shares insights from building zkEVM, latency optimization strategies, and his vision for maintaining crypto's core values while pushing technological boundaries. 00:00 Introduction to Jordi Baylina and Polygon ZKVM 00:54 Focus on zkISK and real-time proof generation 01:28 Optimizing ZK technology for latency vs cost 02:02 Redesigning protocols for fast block proofs 02:38 Parallelization and execution optimization strategies 03:09 Aggregation layer improvements for speed 03:40 Hardware vs software optimization breakdown 04:09 RISK5 execution optimization breakthroughs 05:21 Achieving 1.5GHz RISK5 execution speeds 05:54 Proof aggregation time optimizations 06:59 GPU utilization lessons from Polygon 07:37 When GPU acceleration becomes cost-effective 08:09 Security learnings from zkEVM deployment 08:39 Production-ready ZK implementations 09:12 Introducing obfuscation as next-gen ZK tech 09:51 Bitcoin bridge potential without forks 10:29 Concept of program obfuscation explained 11:01 Embedded keys in obfuscated programs 11:31 Bitcoin-Ethereum bridge example 12:05 Current state of obfuscation research 12:39 Interdisciplinary approaches to obfuscation 13:44 Potential for trustless private blockchains 14:16 Running L2s on Bitcoin via obfuscation 14:51 Decentralization challenges in real-time proving 15:27 Market pressures vs decentralization values 16:08 Centralized sequencers in current rollups 16:48 Importance of censorship resistance 17:24 Missing values in L2 decentralization 18:00 Need for decentralized sequencers 18:33 Universal access requirements 19:05 User demand driving decentralization 19:37 Business priorities vs security tradeoffs 20:17 Advice for new L2 founders 20:52 Web3 vs Web2 architecture decisions 21:22 Measuring decentralization levels 22:23 Application-specific decentralization needs 22:54 Ethereum's base layer decentralization 23:50 Stack decentralization inheritance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇿 *Pragma Prague* Pragma Prague 2025 was held on May 29th at Holešovice Market in Prague, Czech Republic and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. This event was in collaboration with ETH Prague. Watch the full Pragma Prague YouTube Playlist here: ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Jordi Baylina X: https://x.com/jbaylina ✅ Follow Polygon zkEVM X: https://x.com/polygonzkevm ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Illia Polosukhin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat at Pragma Cannes 2025, Kartik Talwar and Illia Polosukhin (Near Protocol) explore the intersection of crypto and AI, focusing on decentralization, privacy, and autonomous agents. They discuss how AI can simplify user experiences in crypto, enabling intent-based actions and predictive interfaces. Key challenges include reliability, data privacy, trust, and sovereignty, especially when AI models are controlled by centralized entities. Illia highlights advances in confidential computing (Nvidia Hopper, Intel TDX) that enable secure, verifiable AI computation with minimal overhead, paving the way for decentralized, unstoppable autonomous agents. They delve into integrating AI agents with blockchain via secure enclaves, programmable encryption (chain signatures), and intent-based smart contracts for payments and work. The conversation covers agent communication protocols (AITP), the evolution of user interfaces towards AI-driven, just-in-time experiences, and the broader vision of merging web3 and AI for secure, user-centric applications. 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Overlap of Crypto and AI 01:51 AI-Driven User Experiences 03:09 Reliability and Trust Issues in AI 04:08 Sovereignty and Centralization Risks 05:18 Blockchain Solutions for AI Challenges 06:28 Confidential Computing Advances 07:36 Integrating AI with Blockchain 08:31 Autonomous Agents and Decentralized Cloud 10:07 Legal Contracts, Payments, and Real-World Integration 11:21 Blockchain Network Evolution 12:39 Confidential Compute and Data Privacy 13:31 Programmable Encryption and Chain Signatures 14:38 Personal Memory Boxes and Secure AI Models 15:07 Intents for Payments and Contracts 16:46 Building AI Agents: Near vs. General SDKs 17:44 Agent Communication Protocols (AITP) 18:45 The Future of Interfaces: AI-Driven Experiences 19:44 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Illia Polosukhin X: https://x.com/ilblackdragon ✅ Follow NEAR X: https://x.com/NEARProtocol ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sergey Nazarov, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat at Pragma Cannes 2025, Kartik Talwar interviews Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, about the evolving landscape of DeFi, institutional adoption, and the future of blockchain. Sergey discusses the increasing creativity in DeFi yield generation, the impact of potential Fed interest rate cuts, and the growing focus on compliance and cross-chain identity to attract institutional capital. He highlights regulatory shifts, especially in the US, enabling institutions to participate in DeFi, and predicts a massive influx of tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, and institutional funds—potentially surpassing the current crypto market cap within three years. Sergey emphasizes the need to preserve decentralization and transparency as traditional finance enters Web3, and advises developers to focus on stablecoin innovation, payments, real-world asset issuance, and vault strategies. Chainlink’s role in providing proof of reserves, cross-chain integration, and compliance solutions is also discussed as key infrastructure for this transition. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 State of DeFi and Yield Innovation 02:14 DeFi Yield vs. Fed Rates and Institutional Interest 04:49 Institutional Perspectives and Compliance Risks 06:19 Regulatory Shifts and US Influence 08:52 Institutional Capital and On-Chain Integration 10:32 Industry Narratives and Capital Influx 12:09 Impact on Blockchain Ethos and Public Networks 13:50 Tokenization of Real-World Assets 15:27 Institutional Influence and Industry Evolution 17:35 Timeline for Institutional Adoption 18:48 Chainlink’s Role in the New Landscape 19:54 Stablecoins, Payments, and Industry Shifts 20:54 Advice for Developers and Founders 21:51 Opportunities: Stablecoins, Payments, Asset Issuance 23:34 Vaults, Asset Management, and Infrastructure 24:14 Closing Advice and Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Sergey Nazarov X: https://x.com/SergeyNazarov ✅ Follow Chainlink X: https://x.com/chainlink ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vitalik Buterin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

At Pragma Cannes 2025, Kartik Talwar and Vitalik Buterin discuss evolving trends in the Ethereum and broader crypto ecosystem. They highlight regional differences in community interests—privacy in Prague, AI in Taipei, and global diversity at Cannes. The conversation covers the shift from DeFi innovation to integration, the resurgence of previously failed ideas like micropayments and tokenized stocks, and the challenge of moving from hype to actual product delivery. They debate the intersection of AI and crypto, noting limited real-world success so far. The importance of privacy, decentralization, and composability is emphasized, especially as institutions like Robinhood launch their own chains and stablecoins. They advocate for L1 asset issuance, improved L1-L2 interoperability, and formal verification for security. The session concludes with reflections on fostering a builder culture, balancing mainstream adoption with frontier innovation, and the need for practical, user-centric solutions in Ethereum’s future. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Icebreakers & Robinhood Launch Discussion 01:48 Diversity & Culture in Ethereum Events 03:22 Pragma’s Audience & Event Structure 05:18 Regional Trends: AI, Privacy, DeFi 06:47 DeFi: Integration vs. Innovation 08:21 The Value of Experimentation in DeFi 09:42 Revisiting Old Ideas: Micropayments, Tokenized Stocks 11:49 Privacy as Feature, Not Application 12:35 Missed Opportunities: VPNs, Bandwidth Sharing 13:14 Surprising Successes & User vs. Developer Perspectives 14:18 Ethereum’s Subcultures & Community Dynamics 16:54 Builder Culture vs. Hype Cycle 18:52 Vision for ETH Pragma 2030 20:04 Lessons from Internet History & Event Curation 22:25 Economic Impact & Hackathon Metrics 23:18 Most Impactful Ethereum Applications 24:58 Distributed Compute & Idle Resources 25:18 AI & Crypto: Current State and Challenges 28:22 AI Agents, Wallet Use Cases, and Future Potential 30:14 Decentralization: Properties vs. Technology 32:26 User Attitudes Toward Privacy & Institutional Perspectives 34:40 Governments, Privacy, and Cashless Societies 36:31 Android, Linux, and Mass Adoption Lessons 38:33 Default Choices, User Education, and Crypto Values 40:26 Institutional Chains, Fragmentation, and L1/L2 Dynamics 43:02 Technical Priorities: L1-L2 Interoperability & Security 46:07 Vision for Ethereum Culture in 2027 47:37 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin ✅ Follow the Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Shea Ketsdever

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Shea Ketsdever from Flashbots presents an optimistic outlook on MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) in Ethereum, focusing on the evolution of block building. She explains how block builders determine transaction inclusion and ordering, and how MEV has historically caused issues like spam and centralization. Innovations like Flashbots' MEV-G and MEV-Boost, and the introduction of Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS), improved privacy and competition but led to new centralization risks via exclusive order flow deals. The latest breakthrough, Builderet, leverages Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for verifiable, private, and decentralized block building, enabling orderflow sharing, permissionless refunds, and multi-operator resilience. Builderet addresses centralization, improves market efficiency, and supports Ethereum’s goals of scalability, user experience, and interoperability. Shea highlights Builderet’s role in scaling, reducing spam, enabling programmable block building, and supporting institutional adoption, positioning Ethereum ahead of competitors like Solana. 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Speaker Introduction: Shea from Flashbots 01:12 What is Block Building? 02:27 MEV Challenges in DeFi 03:16 Flashbots and MEV-G: Private Transactions 04:14 Limitations and Centralization Risks 04:38 Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS) and MEV-Boost 05:25 Relays and the Block Builder Market 06:23 Centralization via Order Flow Deals 08:26 The Trust Bottleneck in Block Building 08:45 Flashbots’ Breakthroughs: Trusted Execution Environments 09:55 Builderet: Decentralized, Verifiable Block Building 11:05 Multi-Operator Model and Orderflow Sharing 12:06 Permissionless Refunds and Market Improvements 13:07 Block Building as a Market 13:38 Builderet’s Broader Applications 13:59 Competing with Solana and Upgrading Ethereum 15:03 Institutional Adoption and Custom Block Space 16:45 Programmable Block Building on Ethereum 18:02 Scaling Ethereum: Reducing MEV Spam 19:51 Improving User Experience and Interoperability 22:30 Conclusion and Call to Action _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Grigore Rosu, co-founder of Pi Squared, challenges the prevailing belief that Web3 must rely on blockchains. He highlights blockchain limitations, especially total ordering, which slows down scalability and flexibility for complex decentralized applications. Rosu introduces alternative protocols like FastPay and his team's new FastSet protocol, which enable massively parallel, verifiable, and decentralized settlement of claims—such as payments, computations, and asset transfers—without blocks or total ordering. This approach allows for instant, programmable, trustless coordination and execution across chains and agents, supporting AI-native infrastructure and billions of concurrent operations. Pi Squared’s infrastructure enables claims with proofs to be validated and settled independently, unlocking horizontal scalability and interoperability. Rosu announces the launch of their devnet and plans for a mainnet and a flagship wallet product, leveraging cross-chain liquidity via Wormhole, aiming to redefine Web3 infrastructure beyond blockchain constraints. 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Grigore Rosu Background 01:18 Questioning Blockchain Necessity in Web3 02:35 The Problem with Total Ordering 03:33 Blockchain Limitations for Web3 Applications 04:01 Introduction to FastPay Protocol 04:38 Generalizing FastPay Beyond Payments 05:09 Verifiability vs. Ordering 05:58 Innovations and Modularity in Blockchain 07:08 The Future Role of Blockchains 07:53 Applications Not Requiring Total Order 08:28 Web3 at an Inflection Point 09:15 Pi Squared’s Vision for Web3 Infrastructure 09:42 Unlocking Parallel Trustless Coordination 10:22 Programmable, Decentralized Claims 10:57 AI-Native, Massively Parallel Infrastructure 11:46 Introducing the FastSet Protocol 12:13 How FastSet Works: Claims and Proofs 13:39 Decentralized Validation and Settlement 14:53 Handling Causal Dependencies 15:43 Parallel, Blockless, Chainless Settlement 16:10 Devnet Launch and Mainnet Roadmap 16:46 Flagship Wallet and Cross-Chain Liquidity 17:10 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Grigore Rosu X: https://x.com/RosuGrigore ✅ Follow Pi Squared X: https://x.com/Pi_Squared_Pi2 ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Anthony Leutenegger from Aragon discusses the evolution and future of onchain governance for DAOs, focusing on growing and securing decentralized networks. He critiques the limitations of referendum-based, cookie-cutter governance models, highlighting issues like regulatory uncertainty, slow decision-making, and misaligned incentives. Anthony advocates for modular, flexible governance frameworks that separate powers and responsibilities, such as optimistic governance and veto mechanisms, enabling both protocol defense and growth. He introduces Aragon’s modular governance UI and the rise of the VE gauge model (token value accrual kit), which incentivizes long-term participation and aligns token holder interests through locking mechanisms and voting gauges. Real-world examples include Lido’s dual governance, Curve, Aerodrome, and new chains like Katana. Anthony emphasizes the importance of thoughtful, adaptable governance to meet regulatory demands and foster sustainable, value-driven DAOs. 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Conference Location & Opening Remarks 00:56 The Promise and Problems of Blockchain Governance 02:14 Regulatory Uncertainty & Misaligned Incentives 03:31 Centralization vs. Decentralization in Practice 04:53 The Status Quo & Regulatory Trends 06:24 What Should Be Decentralized? Immutability, Automation, AI 07:17 Governance as Defense and Offense 08:13 Optimistic Governance & Separation of Powers 09:47 Aragon’s Modular Governance Approach 11:54 Lido’s Optimistic Dual Governance Example 13:04 Defensive Governance: Protecting Protocols and Users 13:24 Offensive Governance: Incentive Alignment & Grant Programs 14:01 The VE Gauge Model & Token Value Accrual 15:27 Growth Flywheel & Participation Incentives 16:48 Benefits: Anti-Whale, Skin in the Game, Modularity 17:50 Real-World Use Cases: Mods, Aerodrome, Curve 19:10 Token Locking vs. Burn Mechanisms 19:43 New Adoptions: Celo, Puffer, Katana 20:26 Open Source Toolkit & Closing Thoughts 21:09 Final Advice & Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *Pragma Cannes* Pragma Cannes 2025 was held on July 3rd at the Carlton Cannes in Cannes, France and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Cannes YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6jZYPY5-YIBzvMtUT3ajjI ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Aragon X: https://x.com/AragonProject ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

This Flow Workshop, led by BC Devil from the Flow Foundation at ETHGlobal, introduces developers to building fast, scalable, and user-friendly onchain apps using the Flow blockchain. The session highlights Flow’s origins (from the CryptoKitties team), its unique architecture solving the blockchain trilemma (scalability, decentralization, security), and its dual support for EVM and Cadence smart contracts. Key features include native account abstraction, gasless experiences, sub-4s finality, and onchain randomness. The workshop demonstrates deploying a Solidity contract on Flow EVM, integrating with tools like MetaMask and Remix, and building a frontend using AI coding assistants. Flow’s ecosystem is trusted by major brands (NBA Top Shot, Disney, Ticketmaster), supports crosschain DeFi via bridges like LayerZero, and offers developer resources, bounties, and ongoing grants. The session encourages innovation, leveraging Flow’s advanced features for killer apps and seamless user experiences. 00:00 Introduction 00:09 Why Build on Flow? 01:00 CryptoKitties and Blockchain Scaling Challenges 02:17 Developer Experience and Smart Contract Languages 02:47 Building Flow: Origins and Vision 03:10 Flow’s Unique Architecture and Features 04:09 EVM Compatibility and Cadence 05:02 Flow’s Ecosystem and Major Partners 05:25 Solving the Blockchain Trilemma 06:21 Flow’s Node Roles and Scalability 06:48 ETHGlobal Bounties and Tracks 07:10 Killer Apps and Historical Examples 08:22 Ideation and Inspiration 08:49 Crosschain DeFi on Flow 09:13 Onchain Randomness Demo 10:11 Setting Up MetaMask and Flow Testnet 11:10 Deploying and Testing Smart Contracts 11:32 Building the Frontend with AI Tools 12:19 Debugging and Configuration 13:18 Finalizing and Testing the App 13:43 Developer Resources and Tooling 14:37 Cadence Features and Advanced Use Cases 15:11 Developer Support and Community 15:39 Judging Criteria and Grants 16:34 CryptoKitties Legacy and Encouragement 16:55 Q&A and Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *ETHGlobal Cannes* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes, a 3-day hackathon held July 4-6, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5N2DCwhcEshNW9C8knZ1T-&si=Lc-WOyfkAVP2--R4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Flow* X: https://x.com/flow_blockchain ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Phil Daian

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this panel, Hayden Adams, CEO of Uniswap Labs, and Phil Daian, Co-founder of Flashbots, discuss the evolution and future of onchain finance, focusing on DeFi, L1s, L2s, and trading infrastructure. They announce the launch of Flash Blocks for Uni Chain, enabling 200ms swaps and dramatically improving user experience. The conversation explores the role of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for privacy, integrity, and low-latency trading, and how Uni Chain leverages these to optimize for decentralized trading and MEV (Miner Extractable Value) redistribution. They debate the merits of DeFi on L1 vs L2, the importance of decentralization as a scaling technology, and the trajectory of DeFi from its early days to mainstream adoption. The discussion also covers the technical and economic advantages of Automated Market Makers (AMMs) over order books, the integration of programmable privacy, and the potential for specialized blockspace and interoperability across domains. They conclude by highlighting the unstoppable, democratizing nature of DeFi and encourage trying the new instant trading experience. 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Flash Blocks Launch & Collaboration 02:21 Evolution of Uniswap & Uni Chain 04:40 TEEs, Sequencer Design, and L2 Innovation 06:40 User Experience, Low Latency, and DeFi Scaling 08:32 DeFi on L1 vs L2 & Decentralization as Scaling 11:00 TEEs, Privacy, and Trading Protocols 12:36 DeFi’s Progress and Mainstreaming 16:35 Challenges of Mainstream DeFi & Privacy 18:06 DeFi, the Internet Analogy, and Democratization 19:11 Future of Decentralization & Block Building 21:21 AMMs vs Order Books: Technical Perspectives 25:58 AMMs, Fair Ordering, and Specialized Blockspace 29:31 Closing Thoughts & Instant Swaps Demo 30:29 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Hayden Adams X: https://x.com/haydenzadams ✅ Follow Uniswap Labs X: https://x.com/Uniswap ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Steven Goldfeder, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat, Steven Goldfeder, Co-founder of Offchain Labs, discusses the evolution and impact of Arbitrum and the Offchain Labs ecosystem, focusing on Robinhood’s decision to build on Arbitrum. He details the multi-year partnership process, emphasizing Arbitrum’s strengths: deep Ethereum integration, mature DeFi ecosystem, Orbit stack customizability, and Stylus, which enables smart contract development in languages like Rust and C++. Goldfeder highlights the advantages for enterprises launching their own L2 chains, such as control, revenue opportunities, and seamless user migration. He addresses industry challenges like fragmentation and interoperability, stressing that user experience (UX) and wallet-level abstraction are more crucial than deep technical research. The acquisition of ZeroDev is positioned as a move to improve UX and cross-chain functionality. Goldfeder critiques new L1s for stablecoins, advocating for Ethereum L2s due to security, decentralization, and financial efficiency. He concludes with optimism about institutional adoption and the future of blockchain usability. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Robinhood’s Arbitrum Partnership: Origins and Rationale 03:39 Arbitrum’s Unique Features: Orbit Stack & Stylus 04:54 Why Enterprises Launch Their Own Chains 06:39 Other Institutional Partnerships & Adoption Timeline 09:24 Remaining Technical Challenges & Industry Bottlenecks 10:34 Fragmentation, Interoperability, and UX Focus 12:02 Fast Withdrawals, ZeroDev Acquisition, and Chain Abstraction 15:17 Integration of ZeroDev and Offchain Labs’ Strategy 16:48 New L1s for Stablecoins: Critique and L2 Advantages 20:04 Personal Reflections & Institutional Adoption 21:40 Robinhood UX, Blockchain Abstraction, and Future Outlook 22:26 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Steven Goldfeder X: https://x.com/sgoldfed ✅ Follow Offchain Labs X: https://x.com/OffchainLabs ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat, Lisa Cuesta Bunin, COO of Aztec Labs, discusses her transition from investor to operator, joining Aztec to address key blockchain challenges: scalability and privacy. She shares insights on scaling a crypto startup, building a world-class technical team, and bridging gaps as the first non-technical hire. Lisa details Aztec’s evolution from a research-heavy, cryptography-focused startup to a leading developer of a decentralized, privacy-centric Layer 2 (L2) on Ethereum. She explains the importance of decentralization, the shift from centralized products like ZK Money to a fully programmable L2, and Aztec’s approach to privacy—enabling client-side proofs and developer control over public/private data. Lisa highlights Noir, Aztec’s universal zk programming language, and previews upcoming milestones: the adversarial testnet, ZK Passport for proof of humanity, and the Ignition launch, which will deploy governance, staking, and sequencer contracts on Ethereum L1, followed by the Alpha execution environment. The conversation emphasizes leadership, adaptability, decentralization, privacy, and ecosystem growth in web3. 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Lisa’s Background: Investing to Operating 01:45 Entering Crypto: Early Observations 03:07 Joining Aztec: First Non-Technical Hire 04:54 Scaling Aztec: Early Challenges & Growth 07:32 Building Company Processes & Unique Problems 09:12 Aztec’s Evolution: Research to Product 11:41 Balancing Research & Engineering 13:38 Decentralization at Aztec 16:11 Aztec’s Approach to Privacy 18:19 Developer Experience & Noir Language 19:20 What’s Next: Testnet, ZK Passport, Ignition Launch 20:10 Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Lisa Cuesta Bunin X: https://x.com/lisacuesta ✅ Follow Aztec X: https://x.com/aztecnetwork ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/TheRealKartik ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ben Jones

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

In this fireside chat at Pragma New York, Ben Jones, Co-founder of Optimism, and Robert Miller, Steward at Flashbots, discuss the future of rollups, the OP Stack, and the Superchain—an open-source network of Ethereum-aligned Layer 2 chains. They highlight the importance of scaling Ethereum to meet global demand for block space, emphasizing open-source development as a competitive advantage over closed-source approaches. The conversation explores the evolving role of rollups as fintech companies launch their own chains, the composability and flexibility of the EVM, and the potential for both app-specific and shared chains (like OP Mainnet) in the ecosystem. They delve into MEV (Maximal Extractable Value), its impact on transaction ordering, and the challenge of capturing value for application developers. The discussion concludes with the need to channel MEV into positive user outcomes, leveraging crypto’s experimental nature to outcompete traditional finance by delivering better results for users. 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Event Hype and Opening Remarks 00:56 What is Optimism and the Superchain? 02:34 Open Source vs Closed Source in Crypto 04:38 The Role of the OP Stack and Rollups 06:11 Fintech Companies and Custom Chains 07:38 Composability and Value of Chains 09:01 Non-Obvious Use Cases for Chains 10:17 Differentiation and Competition Among Chains 11:54 Network Topology: App Chains vs Shared Chains 13:37 Governance and Neutrality in Chain Deployment 14:49 Introduction to MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) 15:57 MEV’s Impact and Application Developer Challenges 18:22 Monetizing MEV and Application Value Capture 19:34 MEV: Negative Externalities and Opportunities 20:53 Harnessing MEV for Better User Outcomes 21:35 MEV in TradFi vs Crypto 22:14 Auctions, User Outcomes, and Closing Remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Ben Jones X: https://x.com/ben_chain ✅ Follow Optimism X: https://x.com/optimism ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Danny Zuckerman

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2025

Danny Zuckerman, COO of Recall, discusses the intersection of AI, crypto, and Web3, emphasizing the early stage of AI adoption and the challenges of trust, transparency, and evaluation. He critiques current AI benchmarks, highlighting issues like test set leakage and real-world underperformance. Recall aims to solve this by creating a decentralized, onchain AI reputation and discovery layer, where community-driven challenges and competitions evaluate AI agents’ real-world performance and alignment. Crypto is used to provide economic incentives and verifiable, tamper-proof records, enabling trust through staking and reputation. Recall’s products, such as live trading competitions and Recall Predict, leverage community participation to generate ungameable benchmarks and fine-grained rankings across domains. The goal is to prevent AI power concentration, foster open, transparent, and aligned AI, and create an infinite, evolving ecosystem governed by the community, not opaque black boxes. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 AI Adoption Cycle & Web3 Context 02:15 Early Stage of AI & Historical Parallels 03:36 The Infinite Game of AI 04:01 Trust, Fatigue, and Benchmark Limitations 06:02 Real-World Performance vs. Benchmarks 07:23 Need for New Evaluation Methods 08:11 Recall: AI Reputation & Discovery Layer 09:53 Live Trading Competitions & Community Engagement 11:01 Recall Predict & Community Evals 13:02 Expanding to Multiple Domains & Onchain Records 13:36 Crypto’s Role: Economic Skin in the Game 15:40 Economic Markets for AI Trust 16:10 Leaderboards, Search, and Multi-Agent Systems 17:22 Open, Transparent AI vs. Black Box Concentration 18:19 Call to Action & Community Involvement 18:58 Conclusion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* Pragma New York 2025 was held on August 14th at Vesper Events in Brooklyn, New York and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma New York YouTube Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5TRLdUXjnhUVfdbBtu6z2j ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Recall X: https://x.com/recallnet ✅ Follow ETHGlobal X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCfF9ZO8Ug4xk_AJd4aeT5HA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship? 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Oct 9, 2025

This conversation is part of Privacy Academy Interviews (https://academy.web3privacy.info/) our peer-to-peer knowledge project where we explore the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital freedom. Inspired by the Socratic method, we share deep conversations to learn from each other and grow together. In this episode, we speak with Sandi Fatić, CEO of Calimero Network privacy infrastructure project born from the cypherpunk spirit. Highlights from this interview: * Why the dream of the open web needs privacy at its core * How Web3 drifted away from its cypherpunk roots and how to bring it back * What it means to be a modern-day cypherpunk (hint: it's not just code) * The problem of privacy paradox: everyone says they care, but no one acts * Why privacy tech builders are criminalized and what that says about our system * What developers can do today to start building sovereign, user-owned apps * How to protect your own data from being trained on by AI models * Practical tools, techs, and mindsets for the next generation of builders Timecodes 00:00 - Intro & Background 00:50 - Joining Google & Facebook 01:50 - First Web3 Experience & Disillusionment 03:00 - Returning to Web3 with NEAR Protocol 04:00 - Founding Calimero & Importance of Privacy 05:00 - Cypherpunk vs Web3 Values 07:00 - Open Web: Uniting Cypherpunk & Web3 08:00 - What It Means to Be a Cypherpunk 09:00 - Learn Privacy: Books, Docs, Conferences 10:30 - Privacy Paradox & User Inaction 12:00 - Black Swan Events & Awareness Shift 13:30 - Criminalization of Builders & Regulation 15:00 - Peer-to-Peer Use Cases & Tools 16:30 - Tips for Privacy Builders 18:00 - Developer & User Experience Challenges 20:00 - Sovereign Data Vision 22:00 - Critique of Surveillance Capitalism 25:00 - Community Building & How to Start Useful links http://web3privacy.info http://academy.web3privacy.info Camera & sound: https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interviewer: https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Oct 9, 2025

This conversation is part of Academy Interviews (https://academy.web3privacy.info/) - our peer-to-peer knowledge project exploring the most important ideas in Web3, privacy, and digital rights. Inspired by the Socratic method, we share in-depth dialogues with experts building the open web. In this episode, we talk to Eugenio Reggianini, Head of Growth at the European Blockchain Association, about privacy, blockchain adoption, and the tension between product growth, regulation, and user protection. If you’re building in Web3 or just want to understand the evolving privacy landscape in blockchain, this is for you. Timecodes 00:00 - Eugenio’s Background & Path to Blockchain 01:50 - Working Across Product, Market, and Regulation 03:00 - Blockchain Accounts: UX, Trust & Compliance 04:45 - Privacy as a Human Right & Its Industry Impact 06:50 - How to Implement Privacy at Blockchain Layers 09:00 - Technology Evolves, Regulations Stay Static (GDPR) 11:00 - User Expectations: Transparency and Privacy Notifications 12:00 - Builders' Privacy Duties & Cryptography in Practice 13:50 - Product Development vs Privacy: Operational Tensions 15:40 - Legal Advice: Beyond Just Regulatory Compliance 16:40 - Privacy Regaining Priority in Blockchain Networks 17:40 - Final Thought: Privacy as a Guiding Principle with Flexibility Useful links http://web3privacy.info http://academy.web3privacy.info Camera & sound: https://x.com/BabyBitProd Interviewer: https://x.com/0xfarbey Let privacy be with you!

Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress · Oct 9, 2025

The 2 Decisions That Changed the Internet Forever Watch the full speech: https://www.youtube.com/live/y6BVGLpHpJU "A conversation between Meredith Whittaker, Maria Exner and Matthias Spielkamp at Publix. Technology platforms, once celebrated as a means of increased freedom, are now raising critical questions about individual privacy and geopolitics. Simultaneously, fundamental questions of power and control are leading to an increased push for “digital sovereignty” without corresponding conversations about accountability and control. At the same time, so-called “artificial intelligence” is being hailed as the solution to all of humanity’s woes, from the climate crisis to inequality." About Web3Privacy Now: https://bento.me/w3pn

ETHCluj Meetup · Oct 9, 2025

We explore the evolving Layer 2 ecosystem that is transforming and scaling Ethereum. This presentation examines how proof systems work, particularly SNARKs and STARKs, to scale Ethereum while maintaining its security and decentralization. With a special focus on Starknet and its Cairo programming language, we analyze how these technologies are addressing the blockchain trilemma and shaping the future of decentralized applications. Speaker: Robert Kodra from Starknet Foundation

ETHCluj Meetup · Oct 9, 2025

The Open Intents Framework (OIF) paired with ERC-7683 is a transformative leap for the blockchain ecosystem. It shifts the paradigm from rigid, transaction-centric processes to a flexible, intent-driven approach where users simply state their desired outcome without being burdened by the intricate details of how that outcome is achieved. By standardizing intent expression and execution, ERC-7683 provides a universal framework that enables seamless cross-chain interoperability, reducing both the operational complexity and gas fees that plague traditional multi-chain interactions. This framework is crucial because it addresses the core problem of blockchain fragmentation. In today’s environment, users and developers face significant challenges when navigating multiple chains with varying protocols, liquidity pools, and execution mechanisms. OIF and ERC-7683 solve this by abstracting these complexities and offering a modular, composable infrastructure that harmonizes disparate systems. The result is a more unified, efficient, and user-friendly experience where developers can build innovative, intent-based applications, and users can enjoy seamless, frictionless interactions across the entire blockchain landscape.

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

This talk introduces the concept of digital commons, outlines some parallels between the Linux and Ethereum projects, and how their collective output may become enclosed by commercial entities. Trent Van Epps works at the Ethereum Foundation on protocol coordination. Member of the Protocol Guild. https://protocol.berlin

Garrett MacDonald

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

"If a file isn't backed up, it isn't your file" preceded "Not your keys, not your crypto", but it's important to look back to the Web1 figure of speech as it applies to Web3. If you have a multi-billion dollar protocol, it's a good idea to back it up. But where should one look to for this? Garrett MacDonald - Long time contributor to the decentralized revolution. Student of physics. https://protocol.berlin

Dennis Trautwein

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Web centralization and consolidation have created potential single points of failure, e.g., in areas such as content hosting, name resolution, and certification. The "Decentralized Web," led by open-source software implementations, attempts to build decentralized alternatives. The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is part of this effort and provides a fully decentralized object storage and retrieval layer. This comes with challenges, though: Decentralization can increase complexity and overhead, as well as compromise performance, scalability, and system stability. As the lead developers of IPFS, we have therefore begun to explore more hybrid approaches. In this talk, we will discuss the trade-offs, and our implemented and proposed solutions, as well as give an outlook. Dennis is Research Engineer @ProbeLab within Protocol Labs. He works on measuring the performance of Web3 network protocols, benchmarking protocols against their target performance milestones, and proposing improvements to their core design principles. https://protocol.berlin

Aliasgar Merchant

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Ali will introduce CometBFT and discuss the unique features that set it apart from other blockchain protocols. You will find out why CometBFT is quickly becoming the preferred choice for decentralized applications and how it is addressing the scalability challenges in blockchain technology. During the presentation, Ali will take a deep dive into the technical details of CometBFT. You will learn about its code and architecture, and explore the cryptographic primitives that keep it secure. This part of the presentation will be especially interesting for developers and blockchain enthusiasts who want to understand the inner workings of CometBFT. Furthermore, Ali will discuss how CometBFT is contributing to the realization of decentralization in the blockchain industry. You will find out how CometBFT is enabling decentralized applications to thrive and empowering individuals to take control of their data and assets. Finally, Ali will also introduce ABCI++, its features, and its potential impact on the blockchain industry. This presentation is a must-attend for anyone interested in the latest advancements in blockchain technology. Aliasgar a Blockchain aficionado, has over five years of experience in the field of web3. He first dipped his toes into the blockchain world in 2017 with Ethereum smart contract development, before moving to the cosmos ecosystem in 2019. Currently, Aliasgar's serving as a Developer Relations Engineer at Informal Systems, where he works on CometBFT, a fork of the Tendermint consensus algorithm that powers Cosmos SDK and other Cosmos Blockchain networks. https://protocol.berlin

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Matt Ober, Pinata - "From hackathon to start-up" https://ethberlinzwei.com https://ethberlin.com https://decentralala.com/ https://goerli.net

Patrick McCorry

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Patrick McCorry, "SoK: Off The Chain Transactions" https://ethberlinzwei.com https://ethberlin.com https://decentralala.com/ https://goerli.net Video by https://www.antontal.com

Sebastian Martinez, Erik Kundt

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll learn how to use the Radicle stack to collaborate on a code project. We’ll run our own nodes, connect to peers, and grow a virtual garden together. Erik (he/they) works as a freelance artist and developer with a focus on audio / visual coding and decentralized technologies. He has worked in the area of professional music production for Native Instruments, and later on the Solidity programming language for the Ethereum Foundation. Besides these occupations, he has directed several dance, performance and documentary theater projects in their own technical fields, such as video production and mapping, VR / AR and AI. At the moment he is mainly contributing to the Radicle stack and building tools for generative artists. Sebastian Martinez, a mechanical engineer turned to the web, is currently contributing to the future of code collaboration at Radicle. Drawing on his unique experience implementing proof-of-existence solutions in the nuclear industry. From his roots in Switzerland and a personal discovery in Argentina, Sebastian's journey has shaped him into a passionate tech professional and dedicated father of two, poised to make a significant impact in the technology sphere. https://protocol.berlin

Steffen Kux

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

The dm3 protocol is the web3 messaging protocol focusing on encryption, decentralization, scalability, and in particular interoperability. It utilizes the essential features for a lean messaging base protocol: a registry for public keys and decentralized delivery service nodes. As an applied mathematician, Steffen started his career in 2000 in the automotive industry as a method- and software developer for mathematical and simulation software, with a particular focus on applications using mathematical optimization, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence. https://protocol.berlin

Federico Kunze Küllmer, Daniel Burckhardt

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

This workshop will be led by Federico Kunze Küllmer, who was part of the core team that developed the Inter Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC). Federico is also the co-founder of Evmos, an EVM compatible blockchain that supports interoperable dApps via IBC. Federico will dive deep into the technical aspects of the IBC protocol, exploring how it enables cross-chain communication and discussing how Evmos simplifies the development of interoperable dApps. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from the speaker's firsthand experience in implementing the IBC protocol and gain valuable insights into developing successful interoperable dApps using Solidity. Federico Kunze Küllmer - Evmos Co-founder. Cosmos Core Contributor. IBC Core Engineer. Daniel Burckhardt https://protocol.berlin

Barnabas Busa

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2024

Post-Merge testnets are a beast to run, this workshop would give you an overview into all the tooling that exists to make this job easier. We would also setup a small testnet during this workshop to help familiarize with the tools. Parithosh - I am an Ethereum enthusiast with a deep love for all things servers. I incorporated Ethereum into my Master’s thesis and loved the experience so much as to make it my full time job. I currently work in the DevOps team of the Ethereum Foundation and I mainly focus on the Ethereum protocol upgrades. I’m also an avid photographer with a specific interest in Landscape and Travel photography. Barnabas Busa - Devops at Ethereum Foundation https://protocol.berlin

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

The panel at the European Blockchain Convention, led by Madeline Boys, provides insightful perspectives on the imperative of transparency in the digital asset space. The dialogue extends to the challenges of adoption and regulatory engagement. Waqar underscores the critical role regulators play in driving adoption, emphasizing the need for regulators to mandate standards for reporting and transparency. Denis and Stephan stress the proactive role organizations can play in adopting standards even before regulatory mandates, highlighting the cost-saving benefits and improved data quality that standards bring to the industry. In the closing remarks, the panel expresses optimism about the ongoing evolution of standards and the collaborative efforts needed to shape the digital asset landscape. While acknowledging that evolution takes time, the speakers encourage industry participants to actively engage in the standardization process to meet the unique needs and use cases of the digital asset ecosystem. --------- Speakers: Madeleine Boys | GBBC Digital Finance Waqar Chaudry | Standard Chartered Bank Stephan Dreyer | Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) Denis Dounaev | Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF) --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2024

In this keynote, Adam from Aleph Zero introduces ZK-ID (Zero-Knowledge Identity) in the context of layer one with a privacy framework for blockchain. He addresses the misconception that blockchains are inherently private and highlights the risks of transaction history being publicly visible. To enhance privacy, users often resort to centralized exchanges, compromising the decentralized ethos. Adam advocates for replacing centralized exchanges with cryptographic solutions, such as ZK SNARK, which, while effective, can be exploited by hackers for illicit activities. ZK-ID aims to strike a balance by creating an anonymity pool that excludes hackers, preventing misuse of privacy features. The core concept of blockchain ID involves a user proving their identity to a trusted provider, receiving an ID token. ZK-ID takes this a step further, introducing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure that only necessary information is revealed during interactions with decentralized exchanges. This approach safeguards user privacy by allowing transactions from any of their accounts and maintaining transaction origin unidentifiable. Adam acknowledges the initial centralization of the KYC (Know Your Customer) provider but emphasizes its improvement over the current state of blockchain privacy. He also anticipates future iterations involving a decentralized decision-making process for revealing transactions through a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization). --------- Speakers: Adam Gągol | Aleph Zero --------- The European Blockchain Convention is the most influential blockchain event in Europe. Follow us to find out more 👇 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-blockchain-convention/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EBlockchainCon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eblockchainconvention/

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join ETHGlobal's Kartik Talwar in a high-level conversation with Sandy Peng (Scroll), Zac Williamson (Aztec), and Alex Pruden (Aleo) as they dive into the future of zero knowledge (ZK) technology. This panel from Pragma Istanbul 2023 explores the practical applications of zero knowledge proofs, from scaling solutions and privacy-preserving smart contracts to zkVMs, L1 vs L2 debates, and developer adoption challenges. Learn how Scroll is bringing Ethereum compatibility to ZK rollups, why Aztec is prioritizing hybrid private/public composability, and how Aleo is enabling decentralized private computation at L1. If you're building with ZK, interested in identity, privacy, compliance, or understanding the composable future of blockchain, this conversation is a must-watch. 00:00 Introduction and panel kickoff 01:05 First expectations vs reality in ZK development 04:25 Scroll’s mission and scalable ZK architecture 06:31 Aleo’s origin and focus on private computation 07:59 Aztec’s evolution from L1 to privacy L2 10:37 Sequencer assumptions and state models 13:14 Hybrid public/private state for ZK contracts 15:33 The role of MEV in private smart contracts 16:07 Why privacy matters for real-world users 17:26 Developers vs users in ZK adoption 19:13 Scroll’s EVM compatibility and roadmap 21:58 Why Aztec and Aleo built custom languages 24:00 Designing new execution environments 26:30 Language tradeoffs and compiler efficiency 27:00 Composability in privacy-preserving systems 30:19 Cross-network and real-world integration via ZK 32:13 Scroll apps live on mainnet 34:48 Aleo’s use cases: identity, compliance, CBDCs 37:31 Zero knowledge for digital identity and data proofs 41:17 What defines a “mainnet” launch? 44:18 Decentralization, permissionless values, and clarity 47:18 Aztec’s values and decentralization requirements 49:47 Final thoughts and close _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇷 *Pragma Istanbul* The sixth edition of Pragma took place in Istanbul in November 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma Istanbul 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Istanbul 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

At Pragma Istanbul 2023, ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar moderates a deep-dive panel on the evolving landscape of data availability with top leaders in the space: Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer; Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; and Nick White, COO of Celestia. The trio explores the critical role of data availability in scaling blockchains, how modularity is shaping developer infrastructure, and the practical implications for rollups, Ethereum, and Layer 1 vs Layer 2 architecture. They debate core topics like data availability sampling (DAS), verifiability, decentralization, and cryptoeconomic guarantees. This high-signal conversation unpacks the design philosophy behind EigenDA, NEAR DA, and Celestia’s blobstream approach, providing clarity on cost models, protocol-level trade-offs, and the future of blockchain scalability. If you're building or investing in scalable Web3 infrastructure, this is a must-watch panel on the future of data availability. 00:00 Panel intro: Why data availability matters 01:17 Understanding rollup scalability bottlenecks 03:04 Economic constraints of Ethereum block space 04:20 Modular blockchain architecture explained 07:42 Developer needs in a modular blockchain world 10:30 What is EigenDA? Scaling Ethereum's data layer 14:29 How NEAR Protocol scales data with sharding 16:53 Celestia's trust-minimized DA with DAS 19:22 Why Celestia DA sampling only works natively 21:15 Data availability challenges on Ethereum 22:54 Why you can't slash for withheld data 24:03 Combining re-staking with native validator DA 25:23 EigenDA's cryptoeconomic + decentralization model 29:15 Importance of verifiability over committees 30:54 Ethereum rollups vs Celestia-native rollups 32:00 Data costs: publishing vs long-term storage 33:37 Pricing models and induced demand for DA 35:19 Hidden infra costs: indexing and RPC providers 37:04 Data economics: reserved vs spot bandwidth 40:29 Near’s model: staking covers user fees 42:18 Protocols as minimally extractive public goods 42:53 Closing thoughts and philosophical alignment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇹🇷 *Pragma Istanbul* The sixth edition of Pragma took place in Istanbul in November 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma Istanbul 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Istanbul 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow *ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Remi Gai

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

n this deep-dive panel from Pragma India 2023, ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar sits down with leading Web3 founders—Kautuk Kundan (Stackr), Danilo Kim (Kakarot ZK-EVM), and Remi Gai (Inco Network)—for an unfiltered discussion on building practical applications with zero-knowledge proofs, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and next-gen micro rollups. This conversation demystifies how cryptographic tools like ZK-SNARKs, ZK-STARKs, Cairo, FHE, and micro rollups are powering the future of privacy, scalability, and composability in Web3. You’ll learn why performance, accessibility, and UX matter just as much as security, how new architectures like Kakarot and Stackr are changing the developer landscape, and what trade-offs exist when balancing decentralization with real-world usability. 00:00 Panel intro: ZK, FHE, and rollup builders 00:44 What is Inco Network? Confidential EVM with FHE 01:18 What is Stackr? Micro rollup framework explained 01:52 What is Kakarot? EVM written in Cairo 02:31 What is fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)? 03:36 Real-world FHE use cases: games, DeFi, coordination 05:10 ZK vs FHE: key differences in computation 06:43 What are micro rollups and why they matter 07:41 Example: token transfer via micro rollup 08:40 Building rollups in any general-purpose language 09:11 Why Kakarot chose Cairo: speed, safety, and trade-offs 10:25 Cairo advantages over raw circuits 12:20 Why build an EVM in Cairo? Compatibility benefits 13:28 Kakarot compatibility and remaining limitations 14:41 Why Inco chose EVM for encrypted smart contracts 15:17 Stackr’s broader vision: web2-like UX in web3 16:54 Real-world dapps without Solidity: rideshare, ticketing 18:45 Stackr’s trust model and verification layers 21:05 Do we need powerful provers? Hardware and costs 22:11 FHE scaling with FPGA and validator roadmap 23:40 ZK parallel proving, mobile-friendly validation 24:42 The future of cryptography and consumer devices 25:42 Advice for hackers building ZK apps at ETHIndia 26:46 How to approach ZK hackathon projects 28:23 Use libraries, avoid reinventing the wheel 28:50 Hackathons = the birthplace of innovation 29:18 Try FHE with Inco Network during ETHIndia 29:46 Final thoughts and closing thanks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Rene Reinsberg

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Rene Reinsberg, Co-founder of Celo, joins Kartik Talwar at Pragma India 2023 to break down one of the most exciting shifts in Web3 infrastructure: Celo's transition from a standalone Layer 1 to becoming an Ethereum Layer 2. Learn why the move was proposed, how it enhances scalability and decentralization, and what it means for Celo’s mission of regenerative finance, global financial inclusion, and ultra-low-fee microtransactions. From technical milestones to governance decisions, validator decentralization to community currencies, this deep dive explores how Celo plans to leverage Ethereum’s security while maintaining its unique value proposition. If you're interested in rollups, OP Stack, ZK tech, ReFi, or how to onboard real-world users to crypto, this talk is for you. 00:00 Intro: Celo’s L2 proposal background 00:44 What makes Celo unique as a blockchain 01:51 Original vision of Celo and global use cases 03:02 Early tech limitations building on Ethereum 04:10 Paying gas in stablecoins on Celo 05:11 Community-led L2 proposal process 06:14 Validator decentralization and sequencer design 07:14 Temperature check and community response 08:23 Collaboration with L2 ecosystem players 09:26 Key themes and stakeholder feedback 10:37 Short-term vs long-term L2 tradeoffs 11:44 Community concerns: fees, migration, and UX 13:11 L2 Unplugged and transparent decision-making 14:19 Ethereum as collective vs traditional systems 15:26 Technical updates and proposal milestones 16:33 Rapid ecosystem development and learning 17:09 Other L2 proposals and selection framework 18:12 Criteria for evaluating L2 stack alignment 19:17 Celo’s value as a real-world access layer 20:24 Onboarding from fiat to on-chain wallets 21:25 Real-world apps built on Celo today 22:39 Examples of regenerative finance use cases 24:24 Tokenized nature-backed assets and local currency 25:35 Applications using tokenized plastic and carbon 26:08 Conservation basic income in local communities 27:19 Tree planting incentives and community impact 28:00 Timeline for Celo’s next upgrade and vote 29:02 Building on Celo during the transition 29:39 Final thoughts on regenerative applications _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Celo* X: https://x.com/Celo ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Sandeep Nailwal

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Polygon Co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joins Kartik Talwar at Pragma India 2023 to unpack the future of Polygon 2.0, including its ZK-based multichain roadmap, the upcoming POL token upgrade, and the Polygon CDK (Chain Development Kit). This deep dive explores Polygon’s ambition to scale Ethereum to internet-like performance, deliver seamless cross-chain composability, and onboard the next billion users. Get exclusive insights into the infrastructure powering 8M+ TPS, partnerships with Immutable X, OKX, Flipkart, Merit Circle, and how ZK proofs, open-source modular stacks, and decentralized sequencers are reshaping Web3 scalability. If you're building or exploring Layer 2s, ZK-rollups, CDKs, L3s, and modular architecture, this talk is packed with forward-looking insights and real implementation details. 00:00 Intro and the story behind the POL token 00:45 Early multichain vision and tokenomics challenges 02:24 Polygon's mission: infinite scalability and composability 04:06 How Polygon CDK and aggregator layer work 06:03 Fast proofs, cross-chain UX, and real-time composability 06:32 Why Polygon invested in ZK years before others 08:05 Lessons from plasma and why optimistic rollups weren't enough 09:40 Startup pain and commitment to long-term impact 10:38 POL token upgrade and compatibility details 11:14 Why Polygon chose a CDK model over a single rollup 12:43 Developer choice: VMs, decentralization, privacy options 14:09 Capitalist modular design vs monolithic chains 15:12 Scaling architecture: aggregator layers and execution chains 17:12 Popular projects launching with CDK (Immutable, Flipkart, OKX) 19:45 The current state and focus of Polygon Labs 20:44 Consolidated Polygon 2.0 roadmap and open ZK stack 21:40 Open-source proof system for Cosmos, NEAR, OP Stack 22:37 Vision for Q2 2024: Polygon’s true birth moment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇮🇳 *Pragma India* The final Pragma of the year took place in Bengaluru India in December 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma India 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma India 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh4rHV1H4J7y0wDok4bIS17t&si=lb8ttkU1HS2tpnUP ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Sandeep Nailwal* X: https://x.com/sandeepnailwal ✅ *Follow Polygon Labs* X: https://x.com/0xPolygon ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vitalik Buterin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sits down with Kartik Talwar at Pragma London 2024 for an in-depth fireside chat on Ethereum’s roadmap, rollup scaling, zero-knowledge proofs, decentralization, and the vision for Ethereum 2.0. From Proto-Danksharding and EIP-4844 to the Merge, Verge, Purge, and beyond, Vitalik shares updates on Ethereum’s transition to a more scalable, secure, and censorship-resistant protocol. He also reflects on the past 10 years of Ethereum’s evolution, how application developers can adopt “Ethereum 2.0” thinking, and how Ethereum can power the next wave of user-owned internet and privacy-first applications. Whether you’re a builder, protocol researcher, or ETH enthusiast, this is a masterclass in where Ethereum is headed. 00:00 Intro and welcoming Vitalik 00:55 Ethereum scaling update: Blobs and EIP-4844 02:06 From basic to full rollup scaling 03:49 Future-proofing upgrades: Modulus and Starks 05:27 The roadmap: Surge, Verge, Purge, Splurge 06:34 The Verge: Verkle trees and node efficiency 08:57 The Purge: Simplifying Ethereum’s protocol 10:04 Why self-destruct is being deprecated 11:12 Protocol cleanup: From warm/cold storage to EIPs 12:15 The Splurge and key improvements like EOF 12:45 The Scourge: Tackling centralization risks 13:52 Shifting Ethereum from tech-first to real-world impact 15:00 Ethereum’s biggest upgrades are behind us 16:03 New tools: ZK proofs and developer accessibility 17:36 Building apps with Ethereum 2.0 in mind 18:20 Ethereum 1.0 vs 2.0 mindset comparison 20:15 Call to legacy protocols: upgrade to 2.0 design 21:23 Ethereum vs external DA layers (Celestia, Eigenlayer) 23:02 Validiums as real-world blockchain sidecars 25:24 Validiums for exchanges: Proof of solvency 27:52 Bridging centralized & decentralized mindsets 29:24 Reflections on 10 years in crypto 32:02 ICOs and the power of global participation 33:31 Critique of VC-centric funding models 34:35 Reclaiming the spirit of fair and open ecosystems 35:36 Reddit’s IPO and crypto’s cultural impact 36:48 What’s next for Vitalik in the ecosystem 38:41 Vitalik’s role: research, prototyping, ethics 40:32 Making Ethereum "cypherpunk" again 41:41 The full Ethereum ecosystem vision 42:41 Final thoughts: decentralization as a stack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇬🇧 *Pragma London* Pragma London took place at Christchurch Spitalfields in London on March 14, 2024, and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma London playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Ever since we first introduced our new event series Pragma in Tokyo of the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin ✅ Follow the Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ Follow Kartik Talwar X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2024

Join industry leaders Priscilla Koukoui (Spark Innovations), Ida Mok (Fluidity Money), Donna McConnell (Sonar Platform), and Sushmita Ruj (UNSW) in this insightful panel discussion from Pragma Sydney 2024, titled "What the Fragmentation". The conversation dives into the challenges of blockchain fragmentation, including liquidity silos, interoperability hurdles, and scalability trade-offs. Experts explore potential fixes, cross-chain solutions, and future innovations like quantum-safe cryptography and unified UX. A must-watch for developers, founders, and enthusiasts navigating the complexities of decentralized ecosystems. 00:00 - Introduction to Blockchain Fragmentation Panel 00:43 - Meet the Panelists: Industry Leaders in Web3 01:23 - Why Discuss Fragmentation in Blockchain? 02:20 - Three Key Discussion Points: Issues, Fixes & Future 03:14 - Panelist Introductions: Ida Mok on Fluidity Money 04:38 - Sushmita Ruj on Cryptography & Quantum Safety 06:40 - Donna McConnell on Sonar Platform & DeFi Challenges 08:22 - Fragmentation Problems: Liquidity & Interoperability 10:09 - Addressing Fragmentation: Cross-Chain Solutions 12:02 - Tech Fragmentation: Signatures & Audit Challenges 15:18 - Scalability vs. Fragmentation Trade-Offs 17:26 - Token Mobility & Exchange Limitations 19:32 - Future Innovations: Universal Gateways & UX 21:41 - Quantum-Safe Blockchain Technologies 25:10 - Human-Centric Solutions & Liquidity Growth 28:44 - Simplifying Crypto for Mainstream Adoption 30:38 - Final Question: Does Decentralization Work? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇦🇺 *Pragma Sydney* The Sydney edition of Pragma took place at The View by Sydney in May 2024 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. Watch the full Pragma Sydney playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7rvaHBM14peT1TwI3QX38p&si=MzGrEYwYjxSQFiFM ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Priscilla Koukoui* X: https://x.com/Priscilla_nft ✅ *Follow Donna McConnell* X: https://x.com/SONAR_Donna_Mc ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHTokyo · Sep 18, 2024

This talk with introduce a decentralized way for all users to access Ethereum in a resource efficient way, but still maintain full access to the state. The video discusses the challenges of accessing Ethereum in a decentralized manner due to the high requirements for running a full node, such as significant storage, constant operation, and technical knowledge. The speaker introduces the portal network as a solution that allows nodes to store only the data they need, reducing the burden on individual nodes while maintaining access to necessary information. The portal network operates on a peer-to-peer protocol and utilizes distributed hash tables for data storage, ensuring that data remains accessible and isn't flushed from the network. The incentive model for the portal network is based on low participation costs with high data value. The speaker outlines various networks within the portal framework, including ones dedicated to history, state, and transactions, and explains how data validation works using accumulators and Merkle-Patricia trees. The timeline for launching different components of the portal network is discussed, with some parts already operational. Portal integration could significantly reduce storage requirements for running a validator or full node. The speaker mentions upcoming improvements like vercal tries and an EIP that would allow offloading old blocks. They also highlight that participation in the portal network requires minimal resources. Various teams are building clients compatible with the portal network, including an Ethereum Foundation team working on a Rust client called Trim. The video concludes with an invitation to learn

ETHTokyo · Sep 18, 2024

Knowing how to run blockchain nodes is a high leverage skill and highly monetizing. Need to invest time and effort for sure but no prior technical background is needed. The video features a panel discussion with Daniel from Kintsugi, Sam aka Stakersaurus, James He from Prism, and Colby from the Ethereum Foundation (EF). They discuss various challenges and topics related to Ethereum staking and validators. Daniel talks about running Ethereum validators and the challenges of incentivization, particularly in developing countries. Sam shares his work on expanding the solo staker talent pool in Asia and his role with Lido's Community Staking Module. James addresses technical issues with validator queues and upcoming improvements in the next hard fork. Colby touches upon execution destruction and the potential conflict of interest for the EF in staking. They debate issues such as liquid vs. solo staking, capital efficiency, user experience problems, hardware costs for validators, decentralization concerns, OFAC compliance among staking providers, and how it conflicts with censorship resistance. There's also a discussion on the dominance of large staking protocols like Lido and their impact on network centralization. The conversation highlights ideological differences between maintaining decentralization principles versus practical realities like legal compliance. They conclude that more solo stakers are needed to maintain decentralization and suggest that improvements to Ethereum's core development process could help address some of these concerns. The video aims to provide insights into the complexities of Ethereum staking

ETHTokyo · Sep 3, 2024

This talk will discuss how advancements in scalability solutions are empowering Ethereum to accommodate a vast network of transactions and interactions, fostering seamless operations for onchain businesses of all scales. The video features Melissa Kurtcan, founder and CEO of Satoshi21 Venture Studio, discussing insights from the Chain Reaction Incubator in Southeast Asia and her six years of experience in the cryptocurrency industry. She aims to address the fundamental principles and ideologies of blockchain technology, especially in light of the recent FTX incident. Melissa questions the validity of the "Ethereum killer" narrative, suggesting it might be more marketing hype than reality. She emphasizes that blockchain is ideologically different from other technologies because it solves technical problems with an ideological approach. The talk will cover Bitcoin's value proposition as decentralized digital scarcity and Ethereum's evolution towards programmable decentralization. Melissa critiques the blockchain trilemma (decentralization, security, scalability) and suggests a multi-chain ecosystem for achieving these goals alongside privacy. She outlines that to challenge an existing layer one blockchain like Ethereum, a new platform must offer a paradigm shift and execute perfectly to gain market penetration. The summary is that technical superiority alone won't lead to mass adoption without underlying ideology, and she argues against narratives that claim established blockchains like Ethereum are outdated.

Harry Halpin

Web3 Summit 2024 · Aug 21, 2024

Distracted by short-term financial gain, humanity is finding itself sleep-walking into a universal surveillance state aiming to monitor and control our every action via omnipresent AI technologies. How to fight back? What we at Nym are doing is returning to the anarchist roots of blockchain by enabling two crucial technologies pioneered by the cypherpunks: mixnets for anonymous internet access and anonymous credentials for private payments that give users control over their identity. The video features a speaker reflecting on the importance of the Web3 summit in the development and funding of their privacy-focused blockchain project, NIM. The speaker credits the summit for facilitating vital connections and recounts a serendipitous encounter with an investor that led to significant funding for their project. They express concern over political developments, particularly the support some in the crypto community show for authoritarian figures, and criticize those who seek power approval for mass adoption. The speaker emphasizes that crypto-anarchism stands for no masters or authorities, aligning with personal computing's roots in democratizing technology and resisting power centralization. The speaker also discusses the origins of cryptocurrency in response to financial crises and social movements like Occupy, pointing out the irony of former activists now endorsing establishment figures. They warn against repeating historical mistakes where industrialists supported fascist leaders for personal gain. Instead, they advocate returning to technology's potential to create decentralized power structures and challenge both commercial and state centralization. Finally, they introduce NIM's mixnet technology, which provides improved anonymity compared to VPNs and Tor by mixing internet traffic to prevent metadata analysis. The speaker plans to demonstrate this technology later in their talk.

Swarm · Jun 20, 2024

In this talk I will sketch how decentralized storage (and especially Swarm) will be used to build dapps that use AI (or other algorithms). I will explain how the landscape of decentralized AI-powered applications is likely to look, and the engineering considerations of how to combine decentralized storage and decentralized compute to build such dapps. I will also explain why Swarm is uniquely strong as a storage layer for AI applications because of the Swarm protocols' strong compatibility with decentralized data structures. The video features a speaker discussing the future of AI-powered applications and their integration with decentralized technology, specifically focusing on the Swarm platform. The speaker, Elad, is calling in from New York due to family obligations and expresses his enthusiasm for the Swarm project. Elad highlights the increasing presence of algorithms in everyday life and their potential to simulate human activities, suggesting that in 25 years, the majority of one billion "people" on Earth could be digital entities. He raises concerns about corporate control over these digital entities and emphasizes that cryptocurrency was created as a counterbalance to such centralized power. The main challenge Elad presents is how to integrate algorithms onto blockchain platforms (on-chain) and ensure proper governance. He encourages viewers to consider how decentralization can address the pervasive influence of algorithms controlled by large corporations. Elad outlines the need for infrastructure development on Swarm and other decentralized platforms to enable algorithms to run on-chain comfortably. He discusses service quality issues, tooling for developers, and economic incentives as key areas needing attention. He also shares his background as an Israeli based in Croatia who runs Lunar Ventures, a pre-seed fund investing in computer science startups. Elad is a long-time supporter of Swarm and believes it's crucial for building future crypto computing infrastructure. The talk delves into

Swarm · Jun 20, 2024

In this talk a framework will be outlined that allows a characterisation of peer to peer storage solutions. We compare Swarm to legacy systems like bittorent and ipfs. We present the specific innovative design decisions in Swarm in all 6 dimensions of the framework and explain how these support Swarm's unique feature set. The video features a speaker at the Swarm Summit discussing the unique aspects of the Swarm framework, a decentralized storage and distribution platform. The speaker emphasizes that Swarm's uniqueness comes from its fundamental features, which will shape how applications use underlying infrastructure for a new era of the web, influencing social engagement and economic interaction models. The key points covered include: - Swarm's unique features are not superficial but stem from pursuing principles like full decentralization and sovereignty. - The talk provides a simplified overview of general peer-to-peer networks used for storage and distribution, comparing Swarm to other projects like IPFS and BitTorrent. - Six aspects of peer-to-peer protocols are investigated: connection routing, storage allocation, incentives for participation, addressing schemes, data integrity checks, and privacy considerations. - The speaker explains how Swarm uses forwarding Kademlia for message routing, which has privacy benefits and allows for quasi-anonymous uploads/downloads. - The storage model in Swarm is load-balanced and decentralized, allowing users to upload data without needing to store it themselves. - Incentives play a crucial role in ensuring the resilience and sustainability of the network. Swarm uses a redistribution game where nodes are rewarded for proving they store relevant data. - The pricing model is simple and based on supply and demand balance. Users can anonymously top

Swarm · Jun 20, 2024

The development of the Etherna video platform led us to create some interesting open-source tools that are useful to many other people: A gateway for easy upload and download of data on the Swarm network, integrated with a load balancer The video provides an in-depth look at the tools and services developed during the creation of a video platform called Eterna, which embraces the principles of web three, including decentralization, fair data management, and customization. The platform is notable for its innovative economic model that does not rely on token economics or advertisements, instead using a community consensus algorithm to determine fair content creator revenue. Key tools highlighted include: 1. Video Importer: Automates bulk uploading of videos to decentralized storage and enables importing from local storage or platforms like YouTube. 2. Gateway: Manages access to swarm network content and transactions without users needing to handle blockchain currency (BCC), accepting fiat and other tokens instead. 3. Beehive Manager: Simplifies the management of multiple nodes by making them appear as a single node. 4. Bee.net: Facilitates .NET application development for interacting with Bee, including data management and feed management tools. 5. Epoch Feed: Utilizes Swarm’s single owner chunks for versioning revisions of mutable data resources. 6. MDB: Aims to publish MongoDB databases on Swarm for various uses such as data analysis and integrity verification. 7. Eterna CMS: Enables compiling a static website version, publishing it on Swarm, and managing it via Epoch Feeds.

LBWTV · Jun 15, 2024

Running an Ethereum Node in Africa The video features a security researcher named David who is involved with an initiative supported by the Ethereum Foundation to operate Ethereum nodes in Africa. He begins by explaining what a node is—a software downloaded onto a computer that participates in the Ethereum network. David emphasizes the importance of open source in the blockchain space, contrasting it with traditional banking apps where users must trust the service without being able to verify its code. He then explains that running an Ethereum node involves having certain hardware and software online 24/7, and that anyone can run a node, contributing to the network's decentralization. David notes that less than 1% of Ethereum nodes are currently run in Africa, highlighting the need for greater geographic diversity among node operators to strengthen network security and resilience. David provides details on the infrastructure requirements for running an Ethereum node, including RAM, SSD storage, internet speed, and power supply. He also shows a custom-built node as an example of how one can be assembled with these components. The talk goes on to discuss two types of software needed for nodes: execution clients and consensus clients. Execution clients execute transactions, while consensus clients help produce blocks on the blockchain. David highlights privacy and decentralization as key reasons to run a node. He addresses common misconceptions about the costliness of running a

ZuBerlin · Jun 14, 2024

Clip The video features a co-founder of a blockchain technology lab discussing the concept of Universal Proof Aggregator (UPA) for enhancing scalability, privacy, and interoperability in blockchain networks. The speaker begins by explaining the importance of maintaining decentralization in blockchains and argues that proofs, especially zero-knowledge proofs, are key to achieving scalability and privacy without sacrificing decentralization. They introduce the Nakamoto coefficient as a measure of decentralization and provide an overview of how different blockchain networks rank in terms of node count and decentralization. The talk then delves into the technical aspects of UPA, including its role in aggregating multiple proofs into one to reduce on-chain verification costs and improve efficiency. The speaker outlines the challenges faced during development, such as handling non-native arithmetics and supporting various proof systems. They also highlight their testnet launch and discuss future directions for UPA, including adopting a VM-based architecture for greater generality. Finally, they touch briefly on interoperability within blockchain ecosystems, emphasizing its importance for user experience and security. Due to time constraints, this section is not explored in depth. The presentation concludes with an invitation for collaboration and a single audience question about settlement finality in the context of UPA and cross-chain transactions.

ZuBerlin · Jun 13, 2024

Clip The video presents an in-depth discussion about the structure and future architecture of Ethereum, focusing on the roles and divisions between various actors involved in the network's consensus mechanism. It explores the categorization of builders, who create blocks and choose their contents, and attesters, who vote on blocks to ensure they are accepted and finalized. The speaker examines historical consensus models and how they've evolved due to concerns around Miner Extractable Value (MEV) issues. The talk delves into different separation models like Proposer Builder Separation (PBS) and Attester Proposer Separation (APS), explaining their implications for protocol openness, censorship resistance, and economies of scale. It also addresses the benefits of integrating certain roles to strengthen network guarantees against centralization risks. Moreover, the speaker discusses potential risks of overloading stakers with additional functionalities that could incentivize them to fork the chain or lead to centralization through outsourcing yield gathering. The concept of consensus proposers is also examined, emphasizing the importance of their decentralization. Finally, the video touches on pre-confirmations as a higher-level feature that doesn't benefit from in-protocol censorship resistance but is desired for its low latency. The speaker expresses hope for a balance where users can enjoy fast transaction confirmations while protecting critical aspects of Ethereum

ZuBerlin · Jun 12, 2024

Clip The video discusses the current and idealized futures of blockchain technology, focusing on the challenges of proposer delegation, pre-confirmations, and universal synchronous composability. It highlights that there is no current solution allowing proposers to self-preconfirm while participating in the public PBS pipeline without changes to the pipeline itself. The discussion also explores how non-delegating proposers can exist but face difficulties participating in the current PBS system. The speaker suggests that high proposer participation is crucial for the vision of universal synchronous composability to be realized with high utility. Opinions on whether it's acceptable for all participants to delegate in the short term are shared, acknowledging that this is a contentious issue. The conversation shifts to issues of roll-up fragmentation, user experience challenges due to liquidity fragmentation across different roll-ups, and potential solutions like shared sequencing protocols. However, concerns about censorship resistance and sovereignty loss for roll-ups are raised. There's also a debate on whether L1 proposers will sequence for L2s and how pre-confirmation gateways might be allocated via a registration smart contract on L1. The video concludes with technical discussions about possible implementations, including using SGX for trust issues and how MEV could flow back to L2s through auction mechanisms. Overall, the video presents a deep

ZuBerlin · Jun 12, 2024

Clip This video features a panel discussion with several key players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, discussing the concept of pre-confirmations from the perspective of various stakeholders such as solo stakers, institutions, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The participants introduce themselves, representing different organizations that operate nodes, conduct research, and provide staking services. They rate their excitement about pre-confirmations on a scale from 1 to 10 and discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of this feature for Ethereum users. The panelists express concerns about the economics of pre-confirmations, potential collateral requirements for proposers, and how these could affect decentralization. They also touch on the importance of keeping Ethereum user-friendly for solo stakers and ensuring that node operator requirements do not lead to centralization. The discussion highlights the need for safety in design choices and incremental implementation to allow market forces to drive adoption. Towards the end, they call on builders to focus on de-risking staking while being mindful of how their decisions now could shape Ethereum's future. They emphasize considering long-term implications over short-term excitement to avoid creating a less desirable outcome for Ethereum's ecosystem.

ZuBerlin · Jun 12, 2024

Clip The video outlines the concept of execution tickets and their role in managing MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) within blockchain protocols. The speaker discusses ongoing research focused on capturing MEV at the protocol level through execution tickets, which were first proposed to separate the consensus chain (beacon chain) from the execution chain. They explain how this separation allows for randomization to prevent issues like multi-block MEV and liveness problems. The talk delves into data analysis on multi-block MEV, examining whether there's value in controlling multiple slots consecutively. Preliminary findings suggest more multi-slot sequences occur than expected by chance, but the reasons behind this are not fully understood. The speaker also covers simulation results of different mechanism designs for selling execution tickets, such as auctions and pricing mechanisms. Initial takeaways indicate challenges in achieving decentralization and transferring existing pricing models like EIP-1559 directly to execution tickets. Future steps include making simulation agents more sophisticated with strategic bidding and updating the multi-block MEV data analysis with newer information. The talk concludes with a Q&A session clarifying how execution tickets can redistribute MEV earnings from validators to all token holders, potentially benefiting a broader set of stakeholders within the ecosystem.

ZuBerlin · Jun 11, 2024

Clip The video features the co-founder of Radius discussing their approach to using basic sequencing for the decentralization and unification of ROLIPS. The talk covers the importance of basic sequencing in ensuring safety, censorship resistance, and liveness during the pre-settlement step of ROLIPS transactions. The presentation explains how ROLIPS inherits decentralization from Ethereum during the settlement phase but lacks these properties in pre-settlement. The speaker proposes a solution involving incentive alignment between users and Ethereum proposers to ensure transaction safety before they are sent to Ethereum. The talk delves into the challenges of achieving decentralization without causing layer 1 centralization or relying on sequencer and proposer relationships. It introduces a delegation contract as a potential solution, which involves a complex interaction between sequencers, builders, and proposers to hedge operational risks through auctions and contracts. Furthermore, the presenter discusses risk management strategies for builders and profit opportunities for sequencers while maintaining censorship resistance through an encrypted mempool that ensures transactions are processed without bias. Lastly, a liveness solution called RAFT is mentioned to handle sequencer failures. The speaker concludes by inviting discussion on further ideas for achieving decentralization in ROLIPS, particularly focusing on safety with basic sequencing and addressing challenges related to liveness and avoiding layer 1 central

Costanza Gallo

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2023

Will your crypto project be censored? Censorship is spreading, from Infura blocking IP addresses, to Github taking the Tornado Cash repo down. This talk will provide a legal anthropological analysis of the elements that might put a project at risk, so that you can take the necessary steps to protect your efforts. Costanza Gallo - I work for the Swarm Foundation where I recently led the project Wikipedia on Swarm, to make a web3 censorship resistant copy of Wikipedia. Prior to that, I was community manager with the Golem Network. I have a MSc in Law, Anthropology and Society from the London School of Economics, where I focused on the interplay between State Secrecy and Democratic Governance. But my passion for freedom of speech goes way back: my father was a satirical cartoonist and a political journalist, he was often the target of censorship attempts so it’s a family affair. https://protocol.berlin

Gavin Wood

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2023

The "Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer" (or just Polkadot UC), represents the public service provided by the Polkadot Network: it is a trust-free, WebAssembly-based, multicore, internet-native omnipresent virtual machine which is highly resilient to interference and corruption. The present system of allocating resources of the Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer (parachain slot auctions) is based on a model of one-core-per-parachain: this is a legacy interpretation of the Polkadot platform and is not a reflection of its present capabilities. With Polkadot's capability to adapt to its users'need, a new paradign for allocating coretime is being implemented by ecosystem teams. Coretime on the Polkadot UC is envisioned to be sold by the Polkadot System in two separate formats: Bulk Coretime and Instantaneous Coretime. When a Polkadot Core is utilized, we say it is dedicated to a "Task" rather than a "parachain". The Task to which a Core is dedicated may change at every Relay-chain block and while one predominant type of Task is to secure a Cumulus-based blockchain (i.e. a parachain), other types of Tasks are envisioned. Bulk Coretime is sold periodically on a specialised system chain known as the "Coretime-chain" and allocated in advance of its usage, whereas Instantaneous Coretime is sold on the Relay-chain immediately prior to usage on a block-by-block basis. Gavin Wood https://protocol.berlin

Vitalik Buterin, Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sits down with ETHGlobal’s Kartik Talwar for an in-depth fireside chat at Pragma Waterloo. They cover Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, rollup taxonomy (stage 0 to stage 2), the future of smart contract wallets and ERC-4337, and why decentralization still matters. Vitalik also shares personal insights on the last 10 years of Ethereum, privacy challenges, social recovery wallets, and the ZuConnect / Zuzalu community experiments. If you're interested in Ethereum L2s, ZK proofs, account abstraction, or building user-friendly decentralized systems, this conversation is packed with thought leadership and actionable insights for developers, builders, and web3 enthusiasts. 00:00 Introduction with Vitalik Buterin 01:14 What is a rollup and why it matters 02:59 Rollup data availability and integrity 05:00 Rollup security: stage 0 to stage 2 07:55 Role of emergency councils and thresholds 09:48 Validiums and sidechains explained 10:18 Ethereum's 10-year reflection 12:00 From abstract to practical applications 13:37 Layer 2 payments and real-world issues 15:36 ETH payment experience in Argentina 17:18 Convenience vs. decentralization 20:46 What does decentralization mean? 22:15 Social recovery vs centralized recovery 24:57 Why ERC-4337 is essential 27:32 Problems with ERC-1271 adoption 29:16 Social challenges vs. technical hurdles 30:21 Multi-chain wallets and consistency issues 33:05 Counterfactual addresses and key resets 35:59 Social recovery + privacy = cryptographic challenge 37:35 Solving UX with coordination, not tech alone 38:04 Zuzalu experiment overview 40:31 Community-led culture and governance 44:05 Using zk-proofs for real-world access 46:46 Anonymous voting with Zupass 48:18 ZK-powered stamps and access control 50:22 Cities and network effects as choice 51:19 Vision for Ethereum’s next 10 years 52:53 Why values matter in crypto's future 54:56 Collaboration over empire building 55:26 Closing thoughts on meaning and success _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ Follow Vitalik Buterin X: https://x.com/VitalikButerin ✅ Follow the Ethereum Foundation X: https://x.com/ethereumfndn ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Kartik Talwar, co-founder of ETHGlobal, wraps up Pragma Waterloo with heartfelt thanks, key announcements, and exciting previews of what’s next for the Ethereum community. This closing session highlights the incredible speakers and attendees who made Pragma Waterloo such a success and sets the stage for upcoming events in Paris, New York, and Istanbul. Kartik announces the next Pragma will feature a brand new theme focused on Ethereum’s future, scaling, and advanced cryptography. He also gives a shoutout to the ETHGlobal team and partners including Worldcoin, Filecoin, Polygon, and Quantstamp. If you missed the live event, all talks will be available on the ETHGlobal YouTube channel. Don’t miss this important conclusion to a day packed with innovation, decentralization, and open web dialogue. 00:00 Final remarks and speaker Q&A format 00:32 Thanks to partners and ETHGlobal team 00:55 ETHGlobal Waterloo hackathon starts tomorrow 01:25 Announcement: Next Pragma in Paris 01:56 Upcoming Pragma events: NY & Istanbul 02:20 Where to watch all recorded Pragma talks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vitalik Buterin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Dive into this inspiring keynote from *Vitalik Buterin* at *ETHGlobal Waterloo III* where he explores the next decade of Ethereum, Layer 2 scalability, privacy solutions, decentralized identity, and the future of DAOs and governance. Vitalik highlights key challenges in wallet security, cross-chain interoperability, and ZK-proof technology—all while sharing practical ideas for developers to build impactful projects in the Ethereum ecosystem. Whether you’re a hackathon participant, a seasoned blockchain dev, or new to crypto, this talk offers actionable insights on scaling, privacy, social recovery, and innovative funding mechanisms like quadratic and retroactive funding. Learn how Ethereum’s evolving infrastructure can empower real-world use cases and help shape the next wave of Web3 adoption. 00:00 Kickoff & Introduction from Kartik Talwar 00:37 Speaker Intro: Vitalik Buterin 01:15 The Next Decade: Real Ethereum Use Cases 02:26 Global Crypto Adoption: Argentina Example 03:40 Centralized Exchanges: Pros & Cons 05:04 EIP-1559 & The Merge: Faster Transactions 07:55 The Challenges of Full Decentralization 09:38 Scalability & Fees: Breaking Adoption Barriers 11:46 Wallet Innovation: Cross-L2 & Social Recovery 16:17 Expanding Multi-Sig & Account Security 19:51 Emphasizing Privacy with Zero-Knowledge 20:31 ENS on Layer 2: Affordable Identity 24:38 ZUPass & Zero-Knowledge Identity Solutions 27:22 Decentralized Social Media & Anti-Spam Tools 33:44 DAO Governance Beyond Token Voting 38:03 Quadratic & Retroactive Funding for Public Goods 41:49 Final Thoughts & Inspiration 42:29 Emcee Closing: Hackathon Next Steps _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *ETHGLOBAL WATERLOO III* Welcome back to ETHGlobal Waterloo, where it all began! Returning to Canada's tech hub, we're thrilled to bring together international enthusiasts and local talent for an unforgettable hackathon experience. This year, *ETH Global Waterloo III* had 650+ attendees from 29 different countries and 47% were new to Web3! We concluded the weekend with 168 projects submitted and gave away $250,000+ in prizes. Watch the full playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7ZShjCVqztXMbdm9xTSqIR&si=dz3H4h5FMF7v1QO5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Vitalik Buterin* X: https://x.com/vitalikbuterin Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/vitalik.eth Blog: https://vitalik.ca ✅ *Follow the Ethereum Foundation* X: https://x.com/Ethereum Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethereumfndn Website: https://ethereum.foundation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthereumFoundation ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant and one of the most respected journalists in crypto, joins Pragma New York 2023 to dissect the realities behind decentralization in Web3. In this hard-hitting interview, Camila breaks down what she calls “Crypto Theater”: decentralization theater, governance theater, community theater, and DeFi musical chairs. With clarity and honesty, she explains how most protocols today operate under the illusion of decentralization while maintaining centralized control—and why that’s dangerous for the future of crypto, regulation, and user trust. She also shares early details of her new initiative, the DeFi League, aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to the space. This is a must-watch for builders, DAO participants, DeFi users, and anyone passionate about crypto’s promise. 00:00 Intro to Camila Russo and crypto problems 01:13 Why Camila wrote “Crypto Is a Theater” 02:14 The risk of decentralization theater 03:34 How protocols maintain central control 05:03 Why true decentralization actually matters 06:58 Governance theater and token voting flaws 08:24 Plutocracy and one-token-one-vote issues 09:39 Why fake governance is worse than honesty 10:54 Community theater in NFTs 12:09 DeFi’s musical chairs problem 13:37 No one-size-fits-all for governance 14:22 Introducing the DeFi League initiative 15:52 Making DeFi risk metrics public 16:24 Why decentralization theater happens 17:49 Regulators aren’t being fooled 18:25 Intentional misdirection vs real constraint 20:06 Regulatory pressure hurting US innovation 21:16 Advice to DeFi founders on building better 22:39 Why risky experimentation still matters 23:58 What users can do to protect themselves 25:54 Final thoughts and DeFi League launch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Camilla Russo* X: https://x.com/CamiRusso ✅ *Follow The Defiant* X: https://x.com/DefiantNews ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Kartik Talwar, Joe Lubin

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Consensys, sits down with Kartik Talwar at Pragma New York 2023 for a far-reaching conversation on the future of Ethereum, regulation, decentralized identity, and building in crypto’s most pivotal moments. From MetaMask and Infura’s decentralization roadmap to thoughts on the SEC, Layer 2s, attestations, ZK rollups, and the evolution of Web3 governance, Joe offers a masterclass in navigating the crypto ecosystem. He explores the tension between governments and decentralized tech, the need for a base trust layer, the rise of decentralized social graphs, and how AI must align with decentralized protocols. This is a must-watch for builders, regulators, developers, and crypto-native thinkers. 00:00 Intro to Joe Lubin and Ethereum’s future 00:34 SEC, regulation, and decentralization 01:45 Why governments fear crypto’s trust model 03:17 Supreme Court, Ripple, and SEC overreach 05:01 How MetaMask navigates regulatory pressure 06:21 The clash of civilizations: crypto vs C5 07:54 Building tech under political resistance 09:18 Regulating use cases vs regulating protocols 10:44 Money crypto vs tech crypto explained 12:04 Ethereum’s scale after the Merge 13:20 Bitcoin doubts vs Ethereum confidence 14:52 What comes after disintermediation 15:26 Attestations and decentralized identity 16:47 Destroying Web2 social graphs with Web3 18:08 Why immutable attestations matter 18:42 Attestations as an unlock for developers 19:16 Why Joe founded Consensys 21:18 Consensys’ mission and paradigm shift 22:56 Redefining ‘enterprise’ in Web3 24:27 Global trust layers and treaty enforcement 25:03 Updates on MetaMask and Infura’s progress 26:34 Infura decentralization roadmap 28:39 MetaMask Snaps and plugin ecosystem 30:21 Decentralizing MetaMask governance 32:14 Why Consensys launched Linea L2 33:39 Regional blockspace and multichain future 34:20 L2 values, ethos, and ecosystem diversity 35:32 Shared sequencers and decentralizing L2s 36:18 Are we closer to network states? 37:00 Governance layers and DAO infrastructure 38:32 Why governance is so difficult 39:01 How Joe Lubin stays motivated 40:16 The risk of centralized AI power 41:05 Why decentralization is more vital than ever _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Joe Lubin* X: https://x.com/ethereumJoseph ✅ *Follow Consensys* X: https://x.com/Consensys ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Christine Kim

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Christine Kim, VP of Research at Galaxy Digital, breaks down the complexities of Ethereum’s governance in this in-depth session at Pragma New York 2023. Learn how Ethereum upgrades happen, who the key stakeholders are, and why the governance model has evolved far beyond Bitcoin’s classic trilemma of developers, miners, and nodes. Christine explains the roles of the Ethereum Foundation, client teams, validator node operators, and dApp developers, while also detailing how proposals like EIP-4844, EIP-7514, and Cancun-Deneb are shaped and debated. Gain insights into how decisions are made on ACD calls, through GitHub, EthMagicians, and Discord, and why protocol upgrades are becoming slower but more critical. Whether you're a builder, researcher, or stakeholder, this talk is a must-watch for understanding Ethereum’s decentralized coordination and the future of its upgrade process. 00:00 Introduction to Ethereum governance 00:37 Agenda overview and disclaimer 01:12 Bitcoin governance model explained 05:30 Why Ethereum governance is different 06:43 Ethereum’s diverse developer base 07:49 Validators vs node operators 10:14 Challenges in identifying Ethereum node users 10:49 Ethereum’s four key governance actors 11:24 Role of the Ethereum Foundation 13:44 Ethereum client teams and core devs 15:20 Validator node operators and upgrade influence 18:52 Motivations behind validator behavior 19:22 Importance of dApp developers in governance 22:12 Governance decision-making forums 24:00 GitHub’s role and centralization concerns 25:06 History of Ethereum upgrades 26:06 Governance evolution post-merge 26:40 Cancun-Deneb upgrade timeline 27:13 EIP-7514 and validator set growth 28:58 Call for broader governance participation 29:34 What’s next: Prague-Electra upgrade 30:37 Why upgrades are getting more complex 31:12 Final thoughts and closing remarks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ETHGlobal · Oct 9, 2023

Explore the future of real-time communication with Ayush Ranjan, Founder of Huddle01, as he introduces a revolutionary DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) approach to WebRTC. Recorded live at Pragma New York 2023, this workshop dives into how Huddle01 is creating a people-powered network to rival centralized services like Zoom and Google Meet. Ayush walks us through the architecture, token incentives, and node infrastructure powering this decentralized audio/video platform—plus a live demo on running a Huddle node yourself. If you're interested in DePIN, privacy, decentralized video conferencing, or building with WebRTC in a crypto-native way, this is a must-watch. 00:00 Introducing Huddle and DePIN 01:13 The origin of Huddle01 at ETHGlobal 02:10 What Huddle01 is and how it works 03:09 Why DePIN matters and sector overview 04:12 Decentralized infrastructure use cases 05:04 Real-time communication and latency 06:32 Centralized WebRTC vs Huddle01 model 07:30 Story of latency impact in rural India 08:52 How Huddle01 nodes power real-time calls 10:16 Unlocking RTC economy through token design 11:38 How Huddle SDKs power Web3 and Web2 apps 12:36 Live node demo walkthrough 14:48 Secure staking and node onboarding 15:22 Scaling and final thoughts on DePIN future _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇺🇸 *Pragma New York* The fifth edition of Pragma took place in New York in September 2023 with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma New York 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6xsRbmx2niHEDyOyt1mddu&si=6Ic960b2hQyz9RGw ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Ever since we first introduced our new event series, Pragma, in Tokyo in the spring of 2023, we have been fostering a curated, global community of individuals who deeply care about web3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Ayush Ranjan* X: https://x.com/ranjan3118 ✅ *Follow Huddle01* X: https://x.com/huddle01com ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Alec Empire

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2022

Keynote: The Sovereign Creator Alec Empire - Atari Teenage Riot Alec Empire's talk about being an artist in web3, how to understand music and hacker culture in cyberspace, and why Ethereum will give rise to the Sovereign Creator. https://ethberlin.ooo

Jaya Klara Brekke, Chelsea Manning

ETHBerlin · Oct 9, 2022

Fireside Chat with Chelsea Manning and Jaya Klara Brekke, NYM Hosted and moderated by Evin McMullen, Co-founder and CEO, Disco.xyz During this fireside chat, Chelsea, Jaya and Evin will talk about all things privacy: The urgency of privacy today, cypherpunk vision, and future vision for privacy. They will also touch on the Merge, Chelsea's views on secure hardware, and the future vision for privacy as an intervention into the data economy. https://ethberlin.ooo

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Tech policy is at the forefront of the Von der Leyen Commission’s ambitions for making Europe Fit for the Digital Age. Indeed, digital transformation touches every corner of our lives, bringing new opportunities, but also new risks. There is growing awareness in Europe of the potential of technology and its central role in transforming our society and economy across all sectors. Is Europe ready for the 'Blockchain, DLT & Crypto' Era?

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Commercial banks have a pivotal role to play and a unique opportunity to shape the course of CBDC at its foundation. The main risk for Commercial Banks posed by a CBDC issuance is the risk of structural bank disintermediation, which consist of the shrinking of the commercial banks’ balance sheet due to a large-scale migration from bank deposits to CBDCs.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2022

Catch Mariana Gospodinova on stage to discuss how the lines between DeFi (decentralised finance) and CeFi (centralised finance) are not as clear as one might think.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

The rise of cryptocurrency as an asset class is bringing increased attention to the importance of security and trust—as well as the growing need for regulations and standards of operation—in the space. The practices of centralized and decentralized exchanges have received the most scrutiny to date, but the manner in which digital assets are stored and managed is an equally important (though less discussed) concern.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

Panel discussion held at European Blockchain Convention 2021 Once hailed for its revolutionary potential, the historically open, decentralized, egalitarian internet seems to inch closer toward centralized control with each passing day. But what can be done? Here’s a modest proposal: perhaps it’s time to build a new internet. Moderator: ·Alfonso de la Rocha (Protocol Labs) Speakers · Henri Pihkala (Streamr) · Peng Zhong (Cosmos) · Aidan Hyman (ChainSafe) · Des Martin (Brave Software) · Eric Wang (Polkadot)

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

The emergence of digital assets– as supported by blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) – is heralding a new era. As digital assets gain traction, regulators are launching initiatives to support the development of the market, and traditional investors and asset managers are slowly pivoting their business models towards the digital realm. But who is driving these developments, who stands to benefit and what exactly are the advantages?

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

At the moment, it is difficult for someone to prove that they have tested negative for COVID-19 across borders. Blockchain and DLTs can help transfer and share data efficiently between governments and businesses while ensuring the privacy of the individual. A blockchain-enabled system for COVID-19 tracing could also be thought of as a MVP for a larger effort to build a decentralised system for digital health records which patients can bring with them no matter where they go.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

Security tokens may finally represent the “killer app” for blockchain. Just as digitization has improved efficiency and transparency in other parts of the economy, the same will occur when capital markets move from issuing securities in dematerialized format to natively digital.

European Blockchain Convention · Oct 9, 2021

The healthcare industry suffers from an inability to share and exchange information due to complicated agreements between shareholders. With blockchain, all parties in a business network could share information while maintaining privacy.

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

We’re looking forward to connecting with you virtually February 5-12 for ETHDenver & ColoradoJam Innovation Festival & BUIDLathon 2021! It’s the Year of the Spork Marmot, the Year We Fortify, and both attendee and speaker applications open today! APPLY NOW: https://www.ethdenver.com/ Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Like always, ETHDenver is free to attend and we offer merit-based speaking opportunities, but you must apply to attend, and/or to speak. Apply today so that you can join us for: 100k+ in Bounties, Prizes & Investments Explore the Virtual Castle: Sponsor Shill Zone with Gamified Incentives, Art Gallery & Auction, Maker Space, Zen Zone, Live Concert Experience, Blockchain Arcade, DJ Livestream Sets, Special Game Swag & More Nightly Melees in the Virtual ETHDenver World & Minecraft Castle Play Games on Livestream with Colorado Officials, Vitalik Buterin & Others Panels & Talks by Industry Luminaries, Top Projects & Community Contributors Real Opportunities to Connect with Other BUIDLers & VIPs A Live Pitch Competition, Shark Tank-Style Group Mentorship Opportunities And So Much More! Get ready to #WieldYourSporks and apply to attend, and to speak, today! Apply now at https://www.ethdenver.com/ 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/jteMn5c 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Russell Castagnaro, Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: John Paller of Opolis & Kent Barton of ShapeShift This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Colorado Governor Jared Polis This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Matt Ober, IPFS This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Anatoly Ressin, Parsiq This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Foundation This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

James Prestwich, Marek Olszewski

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

00:00 - You Had Me At CELO: Act 1 - Marek Olszewski 22:09 - You Had Me At CELO: Act 2: Interoperability - James Prestwich This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Marek Olszewski & James Prestwich, Celo This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Joseph Lubin This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Carsen Farmer, Textile.io This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Austin Griffith

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Austin Griffith, Scaffold-ETH This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Matt Cutler

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Matt Cutler, BlockNative This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Daniel Helm

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Daniel Helm, SkyNet This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Anatoly Yakovenko & Bartosz Lipinski This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Chad Ostrowski, NEAR This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Brandon Ramirez, The Graph This talk was recorded Friday, February 5th, 2021 ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Joel Thorstensson, Ceramic This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Bernhard Borges, Alexey Pyshnenko and Dmitry Kurinsky This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Makoto Inoue

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Makoto Inoue This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Chirag Titiya, Biconomy This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Tom Teman

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Tom Teman, Portis This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Eric Schiermeyer & Jason Brink, Gala Games This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Hadrien Charlanes, AAVE This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Patrick McCorry

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Patrick McCorry, Infura This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Bryan Chen, Acala This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Nate Geier, NEAR This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Chun Wang, Stakefish This talk was recorded Saturday, February 6th 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Cooper Kunz, Hedera Hashgraph This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Adam Kerpelman and Spengrah This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Do Kwan, Terra This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Matt Lockyer, NEAR This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Voith Mascarenhas & Patrick Gallagher, Superfluid This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Alex Miller This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

Get an idea of the many bounties available for ETHDenver 2021. With over $250,000 in prizes, bounties and convertible seed grants, it's hard not to get excited! For full bounty details, visit: https://www.ethdenver.com/bounties NOTE: A number of sponsors have only submitted written bounties, so be sure to check the website to learn about everything going on. Bounties will be finalized by Thursday, February 4th. Join us on the ETHDenver Mainnet Livestream April 4th for live presentations: 3:00pm - 5:00pm: ColoradoJam 5:00pm - 8:00pm: Sponsor Bounties from all 2021 sponsors. Additional details at www.ethdenver.com

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Rex Hygate This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Kirill Kuznetsov & Petr Kololev, 1inch This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Dan Nolan This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Ganesha Upadhyaya This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Patrick Collins This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Galen Danzinger This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Dan Forbes, Polkadot This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Dan Shields This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: David Nuñez This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Bradley Kam Unstoppable Domains This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Adam Bavosa, Compound This talk was recorded Sunday, February 7, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Manu Alzuru (DuinGud-Moderator), Simona Pop (Status), Amy Jung (MakerDAO), Vanessa Slavich (Celo), Elena Giralt (Zcash), Lindsey Howard (Foundation) This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Erica Kang (Krypto Seoul - Moderator), Chloe Lewis (Marma J), Awosika Israel Ayodeji (Web3Bridge), Juan David Reyes (Status), Angela Gilhotra (Gitcoin), Luke Stokes (FIO) This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Annie Connelly & Chief Nyamweya This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Susie Batt (Opera - Moderator), Igor Mandrigin (Opera), Dietrich Ayala (IPFS), Bradley Kam (Unstoppable Domains) This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speakers: Yaz Khoury, Barbara Liau, Jarrell James This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/

Brenda Loya

Ethereum Denver · Oct 9, 2021

This talk is from ETHDenver & ColoradoJam , the world’s largest Web3 BUIDLathon and Community Gathering. ETHDenver’s content is crypto and blockchain focused. Learn more: ethdenver.com Subscribe to our channel to learn more + connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver. Speaker: Brenda Loya This talk was recorded Monday, February 8, 2021. ETHDenver 2021’s content themes included DeFi & Money Legos, NFTs & the Creator Economy, ColoradoJam & the Next Frontier of Statehood, Protocols & Interoperability, Open Source & Public Goods, The Ownership Economy & Digital Orgs, Usability Design & Adoption and Legal, Privacy & Identity. Industry experts also weighed in on topics like decentralization, privacy, identity, non-fungible tokens, scaling, governance, diversity, and arts and culture in blockchain technology. The 2021 event was February 5-12 and hosted virtually in 2021 with 5000+ blockchain enthusiasts, developers and community members from 80 countries and 50 U.S. states. 🔴 SUBSCRIBE ETHDenver’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgz9NU06t_FkT0Py1Vadczw 💡 LEARN ETHDenver’s Official Website https://www.ethdenver.com/ 👋 CONNECT ETHDenver Twitter https://twitter.com/EthereumDenver 📖 READ ETHDenver News on Medium https://medium.com/ethdenver 🛍️ SHOP ETHDenver Official Merchandise bufficorn.com 💬 CHAT Telegram https://t.me/Ethdenver Discord https://discord.gg/AxFmNdCVnU 📱 FOLLOW LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethdenver Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ethdenver/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ETHDenver/